Over 60 youth activists trooped on Saturday afternoon to the Quezon City Police District headquarters in Camp Karingal in Quezon City to condemn the extension of martial law in Mindanao. The protesters chanted: “Never again, never again, never again to martial law.” They held up placards as Camp Karingal closed its tall gates. He noted that if the youth leaders brought banners in support of martial law instead, they would not have been be escorted out of the plenary hall and arrested. As of this posting, the eight rallyists had been taken to the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office to undergo inquest proceedings. “Lumad are forced to evacuate, and the education of Lumad youth is disrupted,” she added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 22, 2017 11:03 UTC