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Group calls for release of ex-Anakpawis solon, volunteers in Bulacan
Former Anakpawis party-list representative Ariel Casilao and six relief operation volunteers were arrested in Bulacan for allegedly violating the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act.
The group was apprehended at a quarantine control point in Norzagaray while transporting relief goods intended for distribution to residents.
The arrests occurred as Norzagaray was set to undergo lockdown due to confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Militant group Sentro Para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo demanded their release, stating there was no legal basis for the arrest as relief operations during a public health emergency are not a criminal offense.
The arrested individuals were reportedly still detained and awaiting inquest.
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