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Ex-Anakpawis solon, volunteers post bail in Bulacan
Former Anakpawis representative Ariel Casilao and six relief volunteers were detained in Norzagaray, Bulacan, on April 19 for allegedly disobeying enhanced community quarantine rules during "unauthorized" travel to deliver relief goods.
The group was stopped at a checkpoint, and their relief goods were eventually turned over to a barangay official.
Casilao and the volunteers were arrested and detained, with Casilao stating they were released after posting bail amounting to P274,000.
The Makabayan bloc condemned the incident as "harassment and illegal detention."
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