Rights group slams arrest of activists during COVID-19 relief operations

Karapatan said that it appeared the government was more concerned with going after activists rather than solving the problems that emerged amid the COVID-19 pandemic. | GabrielLaluINQ

“Instead of heeding calls for mass testing and fast-tracking of socioeconomic relief in vulnerable communities, the government seems to be more preoccupied with arresting critics and activists — even those who are working to distribute humanitarian aid in underserved communities affected by the lockdown measures to curb the pandemic,” Palabay said.

In a message to INQUIRER.net, the Bulacan Police Provincial Office confirmed that Casilao was among those arrested, but did not divulge any other information on the issue.

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