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Cavite gov seeks 'a little compassion' for village execs in sex scandal

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MANILA - Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla appealed Friday for &quot;a little compassion&quot; for 2 village officials in the province who were caught having sex during a video conference with their peers. Some 500 village officials were giving updates on their coronavirus response during a Zoom meeting when a barangay captain and his female secretary had their dalliance, thinking that pressing the &quot;mute&quot; button on the app would turn off the camera, said the governor. Remulla said that while he would not defend the &quot;inexcusable and ignorant&quot; action of the Dasmariñas village officials, he was &quot;sure the families involved are wounded and hurting deeply.&quot;&quot;What I am asking for is a little compassion... The humiliation alone is enough punishment for those involved,&quot; he said in a Facebook post. &quot;I will not lecture people about morality. Let those who are perfect in every way judge another’s act. Let those who have never sinned be the first to render opinion,&quot; he added. The chairman of Barangay Fatima Dos and his aide have lost their jobs and are under investigation by the interior department, said the governor of Calabarzon&#x27;s most populous province. &quot;What is there to investigate, what is there to prosecute? It was an act of 2 consenting adults, although they were both married and it was not a proper relationship. There&#x27;s nothing more to investigate, they resigned,&quot; he told ANC. &quot;I think the burden of humiliation is larger than any punitive cause that you could give him.&quot; Tracing who spread a recording of the Zoom meeting is &quot;almost impossible&quot; on messaging apps Viber and WhatsApp, he said. Those who are not involved in the issue should &quot;move on,&quot; Remulla said. &quot;Gamitin ang ating oras at atensyon sa mga bagay na may saysay para sa ikabubuti ng sarili. Bawal judgmental,&quot; he said. (Let&#x27;s use our time and attention for things that have sense and for our own improvement. Don&#x27;t be judgmental.) While the work-from-home scheme prevails during the coronavirus pandemic, Remulla also urged the public to study videoconferencing apps before using these.&quot;Paalala na ang &#x27;mute&#x27; ay hindi (Remember that &#x27;mute&#x27; is not an) &#x27;invisible&#x27; feature. Please turn off the video function before doing anything else like bringing your phone or laptop to the toilet,&quot; he said.

Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla appealed Friday for "a little compassion" for 2 village officials in the province who were caught having sex during a video conference with their peers.

Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla appealed Friday for "a little compassion" for 2 village officials in the province who were caught having sex during a video conference with their peers.