Claim: Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has suggested that individuals experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019  but refusing to go into quarantine should be charged with murder. President Rodrigo Duterte concurred, but Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque disagreed, arguing that the circumstances do not meet the elements of murder.
Fact-check: VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque contradicts Panelo on charging COVID-19 quarantine violators with murder
Verdict: chief presidential legal counsel salvador panelo has suggested that individuals experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019  but refusing to go into quarantine should be charged with murder. president rodrigo duterte concurred, but palace spokesperson harry roque disagreed, arguing that the circumstances do not meet the elements of murder.
Organisation: VERA Files
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2021-06-18T10:50:00