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 bet Liza Maza expressed deep disappointment over the Court of Appeals decision junking the petition for habeas corpus of the so-called Morong 43.
