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Relief volunteers, advocates say junking of charges ‘a vindication’
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – On March 17 last year President Duterte imposed strict quarantine measures supposedly to suppress the rise of Covid-19 cases in the country.
Curfews were set and checkpoints were put in place to regulate people’s mobility. Uniformed men, some with firearms, were visible on the streets, enforcing quarantine measures.
Rights groups observed that the imposition of these measures are oppressive, especially among the most vulnerable sectors. And those who sought redress for the government’s lack of relief measures were arrested. Even relief workers from people’s organizations and non-government organizations were arrested for providing much needed food and supplies to poor communities.