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Mike Navallo

11 Mar, 26 tweets, 10 min read

Standoff continues outside the Antipolo Memorial Homes as bodies of 4 who were killed during Bloody Sunday are still being held despite payment and submission of docs. Families are inside, not allowed to go out since last night. Their lawyers not allowed to come in.

Commission on Human Rights staff try to broker a dialogue between police and NUPL lawyers who are representing the families of the 4 killed. NUPL lawyers are demanding the release of the families.

WATCH: Families of the 4 killed ask that they be allowed to go outside the gate of the Antipolo Funeral Home. They said they expected to claim the bodies, not to be detained.

NUPL lawyers finally allowed to go inside the Antipolo Memorial Homes with the CHR staff and police to talk to the families of the 4 killed on Bloody Sunday.

Police said Rizal LGUs are offering funeral arrangements for the 4 killed but NUPL lawyers insist the families should be entitled to decide for themselves.

Families finally allowed to step outside the Antipolo Memorial Homes. The gates were locked since 9pm yesterday.

“Victimized twice over”: Rights group alliance KARAPATAN calls for the release of bodies of activists killed during “Bloody Sunday.” Accuses State forces of “snatching” dead bodies as modus operandi, citing cases of Randall Echanis, baby River.

NUPL SecGen Ephraim Cortez says owner of Antipolo Memorial Homes has agreed to release the bodies of 4 activists upon presenting authorization letters. Clarifies that offer of Rizal LGUs to shoulder funeral expenses came after bills paid.

LOOK: Vehicle of a funeral home now in front of Antipolo Memorial Homes ready to fetch the bodies of 4 activists.

Cortez says Antipolo Memorial Homes refused to release the bodies of 4 activists yesterday upon orders of PNP and LGUs of Rizal.

Says they’re studying possibility of going after funeral home for illegally detaining the families allegedly with complicity of police.

WATCH: Confrontation between NUPL’s Atty Ephraim Cortez and representatives from the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples who suddenly showed up. Cortez asked them, where were you when the families were detained since 7pm last night?

On ANC’s Dateline PH earlier, NUPL’s Atty Maria Sol Taule warned about the govt’s “modus” of using the NCIP to talk to relatives to change the narrative. Says this happened to the 2 Aetas charged with terrorism who withdrew petition to intervene in ATA SC petitions.

Cortez says that as a compromise, they agreed to allow NCIP to talk to families of the 4 activists. Their bodies to be released soon.

Relatives of the 4 activists return to the Antipolo Memorial Homes to sign release papers of the bodies of activists. They were assured by NUPL lawyers they will accompany them to avoid being detained again.

Antipolo Police chief Lt. Col. Jose Joey Arandia arrives at the Antipolo Memorial Homes.

CORRECTED: The vehicles that will carry the remains of the bodies of the 4 dead activists have arrived at the Antipolo Memorial Homes. The bodies are expected to be taken to the Philippine General Hospital for autopsy.

WATCH: The bodies of the 4 dead activists are now being loaded onto the vans that will take them to PGH.

LOOK: As the bodies of the 4 activists are being prepared for transfer to PGH, an Army vehicle is also getting ready to “escort” the dead bodies.

Relatives of the 4 dead activists show certification that they are actual relatives of the deceased, a requirement for the release of the bodies.

They thank everyone who helped secure the release of the bodies.

After almost 5 days, the bodies of 4 activists killed during “Bloody Sunday” finally leave the Antipolo Memorial Homes for PGH.

EARLIER: Live report for ANC’s Dateline Philippines about the standoff between police and the families of 4 dead activists whose remains have been kept inside the Antipolo Memorial Homes since Sunday

TV Patrol:

Ilang beses nagkainitan sa pagitan ng mga pulis at kaanak ng mga napatay sa Bloody Sunday nang hindi pa rin payagang ilabas ang mga bangkay.

UPDATE: After a brief stop at the Marian Chapels (to process payment), the convoy carrying the bodies of the 4 activists is now on its way to PGH.

JUST IN: The remains of 4 activists killed on Bloody Sunday have now reached the Philippine General Hospital where they will undergo autopsy.

WATCH: The convoy with the bodies of activists Melvin Dasigao, Mark Bacasno, Puroy and Randy Dela Cruz enters PGH compound around 11pm, capping off almost 5 days of standoff bet police, families over custody of remains. Autopsy expected to uncover why, how they died.

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A wrap of the standoff yesterday at the Antipolo Memorial Homes until the bodies of 4 activists were finally brought to the Philippine General Hospital.

DOJ to officially endorse Bloody Sunday killings to AO35 task force on EJKs

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