Relief volunteers, labor leaders arrested for Labor Day protests
On Friday, May 1, police arrested four relief volunteers and fourteen beneficiaries in Quezon City for distributing face shields and food at a community kitchen before holding a Labor Day protest.
The arrested individuals were summoned by barangay officials and then handed over to the police who detained them at Camp Karingal.
In Rizal, two militant leaders of Bukluran ng Mangagagawang Pilipino (BMP) were also arrested for staging a picket protest near a subdivision in Barangay San Isidro.
The PNP spokesperson stated that while they uphold freedom of expression and the right to assemble peacefully, public health and welfare must take precedence during the pandemic.
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