Supporters call for the release of Joseph Canlas and Pol Viuya. (photo courtesy of KMP)Colleagues and Filipino-American youth attested to the commitment of peasant leader Joseph Canlas and labor leader Pol Viuya as they launched a network to campaign for the immediate release of the two.
By SINAG JOAQUIN
“Both Joseph and Pol are instrumental parts of their communities and must be freed immediately.”
Christian sent this message to the launch of the Free Joseph Canlas and Pol Viuya Netrwok on April 24 in an online event via Zoom.
Christian O., a student who met both Joseph Canlas and Pol Viuya during the Kapit Bisig Kabataan Network Environmental Relief and Rehabilitation Mission in 2016, was steadfast in his call to immediately release the two political activists and mass leaders in Central Luzon who were simultaneously arrested on March 29, 2021 on charges of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.