There is no law prohibiting rallies during the COVID-19 period – lawyers
There is no law prohibiting rallies during the COVID-19 period – lawyers
By Sarah De Leon
Manila Today
Jun 9, 2020
The Concerned Lawyers for Civil Liberties (CLCL) condemned the spate of arrests by members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) of people exercising their constitutional right to freedom of expression, such as the recent arrest of student protesters in the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu.
CLCL, as well as the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, have repeatedly said during the lockdown that there is no law prohibiting rallies during the COVID-19 period, and arresting people on the mistaken belief that rallies are no longer allowed is without basis in law.
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