2020 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines 65 227 Other than EJK, enforced disappearances, and torture cases, arbitrary arrests are apparent human rights violations being committed by the authorities during the lockdown to quell dissent and silence critiques towards the current administration. 228 On 25 February 2020, CHR received a complaint about the alleged illegal detention of one (1) IP (Dumagat).284 Other than this, the CHR was also concerned with the National Bureau of Investigation arrest of Teacher Ronnel Mas after merely tweeting, “I will give 50 million reward kung sino makakapatay kay Duterte #NotoABSCBNShutdown’’ on 11 May 2020.285 229 On 19 April 2020, seven members of Anakpawis were flagged down and arrested in Norzagaray, Bulacan. They intended to distribute fifty (50) packs at Kalye 11, Barangay Bigte, when the seven (7) were arrested and subjected to inquest proceedings through teleconferencing online. However, on 22 April 2020, Ariel Casilao and six (6) others were released from detention after posting bail.286 230 On 2 June 2020, six members of Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON), a union for jeepney drivers and operators, were arrested by the Northern Police District for failing to practice physical distancing during a protest and for supposedly resisting authorities. Four (4) were freed on 8 June 2020 after posting bail, while 72-yearold Elmer Cordero remained in jail.294 Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque noted that regardless of age, Cordero’s case will undergo due process. 287 284 For the complete details, see (2020). Report on the Human Rights Situation of the Disadvantaged, Marginalized and Vulnerable Sectors in CALABARZON ( January-June 2020). San Pablo City: CHR Regional Office IV – CALABARZON 285 Human Rights Regional Situationer Report January to June 2020. San Fernando City: CHR Regional Office III. 286 (2020). Human Rights Regional Situationer Report January to June 2020. San Fernando City: CHR Regional Office III. 287 Aguilar, K. “Palace on jailed 72-year-old driver: Charges must be faced ‘regardless of age,” Inquirer.net, 9 June 2020, available at https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1288601/palace-on-jailed-72-year-old-driver-charges-must-be-facedregardless-of-age, accessed 9 June 2020