Awkward Zoom Meeting! Philippine Govt Official Caught Making Out With Girlfriend During Virtual Meet

A government official in the Philippines was caught getting intimate with his girlfriend during a daily virtual meeting. After the video was made public, villagers filed a petition against him.

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New Delhi: The pandemic has made us all dependent on virtual meetings for daily work and one app that has been especially useful is Zoom. But the convenience is not without its risks. A government official in the Philippines was caught making out with his secretary during a daily meeting. A report by the UK based tabloid newspaper The Sun says the leader of village council in the province of Cavite identified as Captain Jesus Estil was unaware that his camera was on. The footage which was recorded by a member of the staff, shows Estil approaching the device and appeared to turn it off. While other participants continued with the regular council meeting, he was visible being intimate with his girlfriend in the corner of the room. He later joined the meeting which took place on August 26. After the video became public, villagers filed a petition to remove the official from his position for the misconduct. While the Estil has asked for forgiveness, the report says that the country's Department of Interior and Local Government appears to have made up its mind to relieve him from his duty. In April this year, an online coaching class by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Badminton Association of India (BAI) held using Zoom was disrupted after porn images popped up. Similarly, in one video conference, the political director at the People for the American Way(PFAW), Lizet Ocampo accidentally turned on a filter that turned her into a potato.