But Cristina Palabay, secretary-general of Karapatan, said in a text message that Gonzales was not a member of the group. According to the QCPD, about 150 protesters from different progressive groups participated in the CHR demonstration. Five members of the QCPD District Special Operations Unit were deployed to oversee the protest. According to the QCPD statement, the police officers were allegedly approached by the demonstrators, who then “dragged and grabbed” one of the officers, identified as 46-year-old Chief Master Sgt. Members of the UP police force intervened and brought the police officers and some of the demonstrators to their station for investigation.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 11, 2020 15:33 UTC