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BREAKING: Reina Mae Nasino arrives at funeral home and sees baby River for the first time.

KAPATID spox Fides Lim berates BJMP/Manila City Jail officials for keeping Nasino in handcuffs. She also took note of the number of personnel: “Andami-dami niyo.” BJMP/Manila City Jail had argued lack of personnel to argue for reduced furlough period.

LOOK: Reina Mae Nasino in handcuffs as she visits wake of her 3-month-old baby

BAYAN SecGen Renato Reyes, Jr: The government is utterly heartless in not allowing Reina Nasino to grieve without handcuffs. Surrounded by guards, she is not even given the space to deal with her grief. Government has zero compassion.
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Handcuffs finally removed as Nasino holds a picture of baby River on her right hand and raises a clenched fist on the left. She is wearing a full PPE suit.
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Reina Mae Nasino says it’s painful for her to see her dead baby: Masakit sa akin. Sabik ako na makita anak ko perp di sa ganyang kalagayan.

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Nasino on reduction of furlough: Walang puso yung nagdesisyon nun. Noong nabubuhay pa yung anak ko, pinagkait din sa akin na makasama anak ko, makalinga ko. Pati ba naman burol, pinagkait din sa akin.

Nasino continues to insist her arrest was inhuman: Bigla kaming pinasok na walang kamalay-malay. Tinaniman kami ng granada. Sinampahan kami ng gawa-gawang kaso.

Nasino says that her arrest proves that most activists arrested are facing trumped-up charges: Napatunayan niyo na walang kwenta ang gobyerno.

WATCH: Commotion inside funeral home as BJMP/Manila City Jail officials try to take Reina Mae Nasino in the middle of a media interview. They tried to block interview.

EARLIER: BJMP/Manila City Jail officials tried to block media interview. Nasino’s lawyers argue she has constitutionally-protected right to freedom of expression.

Nasino still has 1.5 hrs left for her wake visit today.

Situation now under control. Family has decided not to grant media interviews anymore.

BJMP and police personnel form a cordon in front of the media as they prepare to take Reina Mae Nasino away. Manila court gave Nasino until 4pm for her wake visit today. It’s not yet 3pm.

WATCH: Another commotion as BJMP/Manila City Jail personnel again try to take Nasino away. Her lawyers and family members argue it’s not yet 4pm.

WATCH: Reina Mae Nasino takes a last glimpse at baby River today as she prepares to leave the funeral home. She is given another 3 hrs on Friday for the burial.

Wiping tears when wearing PPE, mask, face shield is a challenge.

Courtesy: KARAPATAN-Metro Manila

LOOK: Reina Mae Nasino is escorted out of the funeral home and taken back to the Manila City Jail. Her family members bid goodbye.

Nasino’s mother, Marites Asis, says she is happy that Reina Mae was able to see baby River and that she was able to hold her daughter’s hand: Sa akin lang kasi humuhugot ng lakas anak ko. Sabi ko sa kanya, ok lang yan nak. Kaya mo yan.

EARLIER TODAY: This is how difficult it was to pose questions to Reina Mae Nasino as BJMP personnel blocked her view and prevented her from speaking to or coming closer to the media.

More than a dozen journalists crowding a half-open door to listen to what she had to say.

TV Patrol:

Sa unang pagkakataon, nadalaw ng nakadetineng aktibistang si Reina Mae Nasino ang burol ng kanyang 3-buwang sanggol.

Pero nagka-tensiyon nang pagbawalan ng otoridad ang media interview at agad siyang pinababalik sa kulungan.

The World Tonight
A detained activist gave birth in prison, was separated from baby, and 2 months later, baby died.

We look at the difficulties a grieving detainee has to go thru just to say goodbye to her 3-mo-old baby--some imposed by PH authorities.

EARLIER: Manila court reduces furlough granted to detained activist Reina Mae Nasino to visit the wake of her 3-month old baby--from 3 days to 6 hours--after the Manila City Jail opposed the furlough period citing lack of personnel and health facilities.
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