MANILA, Philippines—Even in detention, the group of health workers that has come to be known as the “Morong 43’’ has received an award in observance of International Women’s Month, six weeks after they were arrested on suspicion of being communist rebels.
Makabayan-Nacionalista senatorial candidate and Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza commemorates the centenary of International Women's Month on Monday by conferring an award to fifteen individuals and group in a ceremony dubbed as Gawad Lingkod Masa at the Yuchengco Auditorium, Bantayog Memorial Center, Quezon City.
Nasugbu, BATANGAS – Three weeks after the illegal arrest of the 43 health workers in Morong, Rizal, several farmers and leaders of the militant peasant-group Katipunan ng mga Samahang Magbubukid sa Timog Katagalugan (KASAMA-TK) have reported cases of harassment by alleged military intelligence service. This new wave of political persecution in the Batangas province has opened speculations that the military is targeting medical service areas of the so-called Morong 43.
