The New People’s Army released today the jail warden it held captive for alleged drugs trade and negligence due to “humanitarian reasons.”
The seventh most wanted person in Laak municipality of Compostela Valley province was apprehended by the authorities in a shoot-out Thursday night in Tagum City.
Emailed by human rights group Karapatan to the media, the messages were written while they were on hunger strike to appeal for their freedom.
The Sta. Ana police apprehended a number of violators of the liquor and smoking ban ordinances implemented in the city.
A woman was temporarily held at the Sta. Ana police station after making a bomb joke while the security guard in a mall along Bajada checked her bag Wednesday.
The National Democratic Front said it cancelled the release of its three police captives because of the presence of Army forces in the area for release.
The police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) recommended the filing of criminal cases against an Indian national who was accused by medical students of imposing high dormitory fees and other complaints.
The City Health Office (CHO) disclosed on Thursday that the dormitories housing Indian medical students “are filthy beyond compare”.
Human rights group Karapatan said there are 491 political prisoners in the country, 220 of whom were arrested under the Aquino administration.
Indian doctors who were involved in the recent controversy involving Indian medical student dormers clarified Wednesday that they are only imposing strict dorm policies to “discipline” the students.
