Sixteen student protesters who were earlier arrested in Iligan City in Lanao del Norte on Independence Day, have now been released from police custody
A group of students from Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology gathered at the Rotonda, Barangay Pala around 10 a.m. to call for the junking of the anti-terrorism bill, for mass testing for COVID-19 and awareness on other issues.
All 16 students were released around 6 p.m. Police explained that the release was delayed due to a volunteer lawyer questioning their documentation procedure. The Kabataan Partylist Northern Mindanao earlier said 14 of the 16 protesters were arrested and held at the Iligan City Police Station 5.
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