MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:41 p.m.) — Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro directed the release of 10 volunteer relief workers who were arrested earlier Friday. In a statement, Teodoro said in Filipino: "The Philippine National Police overreacted. They should not have arrested [them] because they were not doing anything wrong." “The unlawful arrest of 10 relief workers is a powerful illustration of the Duterte administration is using the pandemic and the [Enhanced Community Quarantine] suppress dissent and violate civil liberties and basic human rights,” it added. Last April 6, urban poor alliance Save San Roque said over 15 PNP members raided community kitchens for Sitio San Roque in Quezon City residents and tore down protest materials,.

Source: Philippine Star May 01, 2020 06:48 UTC