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Ex-Anakpawis congressman Casilao, relief volunteers post bail
Former Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao and six volunteers were charged with sedition, violation of RA 11332, and usurpation of authority.
They were arrested during a relief operation in Norzagaray, Bulacan, where they were providing food packs to needy farmers.
The group is now free after posting bail of P40,000 each.
Casilo stated that their volunteers did nothing wrong and did not violate any quarantine rules, calling their arrest an attack on activists carrying out humanitarian activities.
He also said their arrest exposes the government's failure in addressing the pandemic.
Legal aid organization SENTRO argued that the laws cited for the arrest are not applicable to their humanitarian mission.
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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.
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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.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed criminal charges against Anakpawis party-list members for attempting a mass action disguised as a relief operation in Norzagaray, Bulacan.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assures that Anakpawis members detained for alleged violations of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) protocols will face legal proceedings.
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