Bayan Muna seeks release of 2 arrested activists in Iloilo

MANILA, Philippines — Bayan Muna on Good Friday condemns the arrest of two senior women activists in Iloilo on Maundy Thursday, describing the incident as “cruelty dressed up as law enforcement.” On Thursday, April 2, the two women development workers, Josephine Porquia, 64, and Ma. Luisa Guillen, 62, were arrested during a joint police-military operation.

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