The six activists each need to post bail amounting to P36,000 over the Labor Day protest
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Manila police filed complaints of illegal assembly, direct assault, disobedience, and malicious mischief against the six, according to court documents. These are bailable light offenses, and in these type of situations, the law set a procedure to be able to charge and set bail quickly so that those arrested can regain freedom within a maximum of 36 hours.
In the case of the Labor Day protesters, only an inquest proceeding happened on May 2. An inquest is an expedited type of preliminary investigation done by prosecutors for people arrested without warrants. The purpose is to quickly charge them, so they can post bail immediately.
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