On March 11, reports confirmed that PNP chief Police Major Gen. Debold Sinas contracted COVID-19.
As a result, Netizens have expressed a less favorable reaction to the news on Sinas’s COVID-19 diagnosis.
Journalist Inday Espina Varona posted a thread highlighting Sinas’s blunders over the years alongside the report of his COVID-19 diagnosis. Varona also expressed that she cannot feel any sympathy for the PNP chief.
That’s just for starters. Will add to this thread later. I wish no one illness. But I can’t summon any sympathy for Debold Sinas, who ordered arrests of people feeding the hungry amid lockdown, ordered arrests of jeepney drivers (some of whom contracted COVID19 in jail)
— inday espina varona (@indayevarona) March 11, 2021
Reporter Mariz Umali tweeted her piece about Sinas’s diagnosis, informing her followers.
CPNP PGen Debold Sinas tested positive for COVID19. He is asymptomatic acdg to his PIO Chief PGen Ildebrandi Usana. The PNPGH will issue a medical bulletin this evening. @gmanews
— Mariz Umali (@marizumali) March 11, 2021
Other Netizens are indifferent to his diagnosis, with most concerns pointing to vaccine efficacy and contact tracing.
https://twitter.com/GrafaiteDragon/status/1370040285070159874
https://twitter.com/ArianaGsparks/status/1370058882962264066
Ito ang magandang tanong: nag positive si Sinas.. nakapag-pabakuna ba sya o hinde? And which vaccine?
— Edward Bugia (@chefedward) March 11, 2021
Better get started with contact tracing everyone around Sinas. https://t.co/B5ED6m3oxy
— Rocky Sunico #NeverAgain (@rgsunico) March 11, 2021
Other Netizens suspected his diagnosis is a ploy to cover-up the recent killings of nine activists this Sunday, March 7, and the shooting of Mayor Ronald Aquino of Calbayog City, Samar, on March 8.
Alam naman nating distraction lang 'tong positive result di umano ni Sinas. Panigurado namang isa sya sa mga nabakunahan na.
Nililinlang lang nila tayo. May mga aktibistang pinatay. May mga katawang ayaw palabasin ng punerarya. May mga kamag-anak na naka detain.
— Gian (@gianverona) March 11, 2021
we all know that sinas deserves it buT PLS DO NOT FORGET THE KILLINGS THAT HAPPENED ON THE SOUTHERN TAGALOG!!!!#StopTheAttacks#DefendSouthernTagalog #StopTheKillings#OUSTDUTERTENOW
— keziah is mentally stable (@kesabelida) March 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/songsaboutjem/status/1370052310240436228
Unpopular Opinion: Di ko matatanggap kung mamamatay si Sinas sa COVID-19
I won't be able to accept the fact that he'll die not being read of his sentence for the death of Tumandok people, Negros farmers, organizers murdered from the Bloody Sunday massacre, and thousands more.
— Carwyn (@Carwyn_Candila) March 11, 2021
Finally, some Netizens can’t help but reference Sinas’s mañanita debacle during the pandemic, which remained unchastised.
Debold sinas eating his own cake. This time without panlasa. pic.twitter.com/erRewdqXAQ
— Marinara Sumners (@JohnBugcat) March 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/akosikarl42/status/1370020711834685441
WAHAHAHAHA Sinas just tested positive for covid 19 HAHHAAHHWAHHA mañanita pa more
— sam (@pshslover) March 11, 2021
wishing sinas well. magpapa-mañanita ka pa po. pagaling ka sir.
— vince (@itsfidodido) March 11, 2021
Earlier, Sinas urged the public to stay indoors amidst the rapidly rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, with 3,740 additional confirmed cases on March 11. Philippines has 607,048 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of March 11 with 12,608 deaths and 47,769 active cases.
As of March 10, the PNP has 11,896 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its personnel, with 671 active infections.
