Arrest of Two Veteran Filipino Activists Condemned

Featured image: Repressive forces arrest two women in Panay Island. Source: Philippine Revolution Web Central (PRWC).

Panay Alliance Karapatan condemned the arrest of two veteran women activists on Panay Island on April 2. Josephine Parra Porquia, 64, and Ma. Luisa Tagamolila Guillen, 62, reports Philippine Revolution Web Central (PRWC).

The old Filipino State claims that Parra Porquia is a high rank official of the Panay Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines . Police claims that they have a warrant “for rebellion”, issued by a regional court in 2012. Guillen was arrested for allegedly trying to stop the repressive forces during the operation.

Both arrested activists have a long experience struggling for the rights of the people as well as with facing repression by the old State: Parra Porquia worked for the rights of Filipino migrants, as she worked abroad along with her husband. Her husband was murdered in April 2020 while he was serving the communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Guillen is a well-known women’s rights activist, whose son, Angelo Karlo Guillen, member of the National Union of People’s Lawyers, faced a stabbing attempt in March 2021.

Panay Alliance Karapatan demand the immediate release of both activists and state that this repressive case is based purely on fabricated charges.