Chad Booc (CEGP)
Booc was arrested during the operation conducted by the Police Regional Office 7 (PRO-7) inside the Talamban campus of the University of San Carlos Cebu City on Feb. 15, 2021.
A total of 25 individuals, including teachers, Lumad students, and Lumad elders, were illegally arrested in the operation conducted by the PRO-7 and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
In a statement, CEGP condemned the “continuous injustice” against Indigenous communities and Indigenous children.
“Letting them in prison without any violation or reason to do so only adds up to the already worse plight of these marginalized and oppressed sectors,” the group said.
Published February 15, 2021, 5:21 PM
Various groups and netizens have called for the release of volunteer Lumad school teacher Chad Errol Booc following the operation conducted by the Police Regional Office 7 (PRO-7) inside the Talamban campus of the University of San Carlos Cebu City on Monday, Feb. 15.
(Photo from Chad Booc’s Facebook)
A total of 25 individuals, including teachers, Lumad students, and Lumad elders, were illegally arrested in the operation conducted by the PRO-7 and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Innabuyog Gabriela Youth-University of the Philippines Baguio (IGY-UPB) chapter condemned the arrest of Booc, a volunteer teacher for ALCADEV.