MANILA, Philippines — The arrest of some 20 activists during a rally in celebration of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Pride Month has no legal nor factual basis, the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) said Saturday. “Do the charges against the rights activists have legal and factual basis? Section 9 of the law requires any person or entity to report ‘notifiable disease’ to proper authorities. “In other words, the law requires a prior identification as a COVID 19 patient, PUI or PUM for the provisions to apply. Such is not the case here with the arrest of these 20 rights activists.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 27, 2020 08:26 UTC