MANILA, Philippines — Dubbing the arrest as “double standard,” a lawmaker is demanding the immediate release of a teacher arrested over a social media post offering P50-million reward to anyone who would kill President Rodrigo Duterte. “We demand for the immediate release of teacher Ronnel Mas,” ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro said in a statement on Wednesday as she condemned the arrest of Mas, a resident of Masinloc town in Zambales. ADVERTISEMENTAccording to Castro, the arrest reeked of “double standard” as she pointed out that Duterte himself has made public several threats and gave shoot-to-kill orders to the military. “The arrest of teacher Ronnel reeks of double standard and refuses to follow due process. “Did the arresting officers even warn teacher Ronnel of his rights to remain silent and right to an attorney when they arrested him?

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 13, 2020 05:26 UTC