UP CMC Film student Gabriel Magtibay, FEU paralegal Joanne Pagkaliwangan warrantlessly arrested 6am: PNP car tried to ram them while walking from a peaceful protest on free space front of US Embassy, to oppose EDCA Balikatan, EDCA launching pads in Cagayan facing Taiwan as magnets of war that may pull in the Philippines. In detention, they are represented by U.P. College of Law Office of Legal Aid (UP OLA) lawyers headed by Atty. Marwil Llasos. No affidavit of arrest/complaint, no charges, no inquest, as of 2pm.

University of the Philippines Diliman College of Mass Communication Film student Gabriel Magtibay and FEU paralegal Joanne Pagkaliwangan were warrantlessly arrested at 6am today after a PNP-Ermita police car tried to ram them while walking from a concluded peaceful mobile protest on the free space in front of the US Embassy, in opposition to EDCA Balikatan and the EDCA launching pads in Cagayan and other areas facing Taiwan, as magnets of war that may pull in the Philippines. No affidavit of arrest/ complaint, no charges, no inquest, as of posting time. In detention, they are represented by the University of the Philippines College of Law Office of Legal Aid (UP OLA) lawyers headed by Atty. Marwil Llasos.

For details, see UP Tinig ng Plaridel tweets, etc, embedded below (will pixelate in 5 seconds)

NEWS UPDATE: Atty. Marwil Llasos of the UP College of Law – Office of Legal Aid says that, as of press time, Manila police have yet to produce an arrest affidavit for the six individuals detained earlier today after a lightning rally to protest the Balikatan military exercises. pic.twitter.com/6Qh7z3PHhm

— Tinig ng Plaridel (@tinigngplaridel) April 11, 2023

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