Twelve police investigators who served its search warrant did not find any firearm or ammunition at the seven buildings in Spottswood Methodist Center here where 4,500 protesters sought sanctuary since police opened fire at them Friday, April 1.
A local media correspondent covering the violent dispersal of the farmers’ barricade in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato province was briefly arrested by the police Friday noon, April 1.
Presidential aspirants condemned the violent barricade dispersal on Friday, April 1 in Kidapawan City.
As early as 1:00 am Thursday, March 31 police woke up protesters from their sleep with their loud sound system inviting protesters to go home as they brought with them dump trucks provided by the provincial government to ferry them.
Bayan Muna Partylist Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said the dispersal of the farmers in Kidapawan City resonates the 1987 Mendiola Massacre because of the police's use of their firearms to disperse protesters.