Bayan Panay says they planned to light a candle where Porquia was killed
ARRESTED. Police arrest on Friday, May 1, 2020, members of organizations in Iloilo City protesting the April 30, 2020 murder of activist Jory Porquia. Photo by Kabataan Partylist Panayin Iloilo City on Friday, May 1, after the group attempted to hold a protest over the murder of Ilonggo activist Jory Porquia that happened a day before Labor Day.
In a statement released by Bayan Panay, they said they decided to disperse after 3 rounds of negotiations with the local police. Citing strict enchanced community quarantine rules implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the police did not allow the protesters to gather and light candles where Porquia as killed.
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