Survivor Dyan Gumanao says the two environmental activists are nothing short of brave as they exposed the truth behind their abduction
CEBU, Philippines – Abduction survivor Dyan Gumanao was forced to relive her trauma after environmental activists Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro revealed in a press conference on Tuesday, September 19, that they were indeed kidnapped and coerced into military captivity.
Gumanao feared that they would be framed as just rebels who died in an armed encounter with the military, when in reality they were doing their jobs as development workers, helping small communities uphold their rights. The same spirit of support was present during the presser organized by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict . Groups called for the activists’ immediate and safe release in a protest staged just outside where the presser was held.
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