Kapuso veteran Journalist Howie Severino was reportedly apprehended on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, after pulling down his mask for a drink in Quezon City.

“I had been biking early this morning with 2 bambike buddies, Chris Linag and Jilson Tiu, in QC for about an hour when we stopped at a bike shop on Mother Ignacia where we ran into Luis Liwanag, famed photojournalist and fellow cyclist,” Severino said in a Facebook post. “We bought drinks at the store next door, and drank them after pulling down our masks below the mouth (because we have not learned to drink yet with masks on).”

According to Severino, at least three vehicles of Quezon city law enforcers arrived at him before he could pull back his mask up after finishing his drink.

“…at least three vehicles of QC law enforcers arrived to tell me I was talking without my mask covering my mouth and had to be brought to Amoranto Stadium for a seminar,” post reads.

Photographer Luis Liwanag captured images of Severino as he was taken by officials in a post that has been shared almost 10,000 times.

He was offered to give a talk at the seminar and returned his bike so he could just go home instead.

Wearing face masks is mandatory under the city's local ordinance.

In his Facebook post, he said that he’s glad that Quezon City is finally doing something being the epicenter of the virus in Metro Manila

In April this year, Severino said he had contracted the respiratory illness and was the country's COVID-19 patient 2828.

“I have followed all other safety protocols including a long isolation and quarantine after my discharge from the hospital, until I was officially declared a recovered patient. I have donated plasma for gravely ill patients. I’m very grateful that no one I was in contact with got infected. I’m a lucky person who has gone back to doing things I like to do, including early morning bike rides,” He added.