Inside the World’s Longest Lockdown

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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The Philippine capital Manila currently holds the record for the world’s longest and strictest lockdown. During that time, tens of thousands of people were arrested for violating quarantine rules, and the government under President Rodrigo Duterte shut down one of the country's largest TV networks and passed a controversial anti-terrorism bill. In this episode, CNN International producer Ben Westcott, along with journalists Maria Ressa and The Washington Post’s Regine Cabato, take you to a part of the world where a public health crisis is met by force. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My orders are,
0:03.5	the police are the military.
0:05.5	My orders are to the police,
0:07.3	the military and the local districts.
0:09.3	If they become unruly and they fight you and your lives are in danger,
0:14.1	shoot them dead.
0:16.1	That was Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte,
0:19.8	back in April, giving orders to the police
0:22.6	to shoot anyone who fought back against the country's strict quarantine orders.
0:30.7	Earlier that day, protesters in the Philippine capital Manila were arrested at a rally
0:36.2	when they were demanding food and aid from the government.
0:39.1	They were arrested for staging a rally without a permit.
0:43.0	I think it's become increasingly clear
0:45.5	that President Trump downplayed the early threat of the virus here in the United States
0:50.0	and that President Duterte did the same in the Philippines.
0:53.9	The response of the people from the initial reports of coronavirus
1:00.9	was almost hysterical.
1:03.6	By the end of April, the United Nations called the Philippines response to the pandemic highly militarized.
1:10.7	To put this into some context, at the height of the country's lockdown,
1:14.6	over 37,000 people were arrested for violating quarantine guidelines
1:19.1	according to the Philippine National Police.
1:21.6	At least one person has been killed.
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