00:00The Tacloban City Regional Trial Court denies the bail petition of activists Frenchy May Cumpio and Marielle Domequil.
00:07Judge Georgina Uy-Perez says in her decision,
00:10the seriousness of the terrorism financing conviction raises concern that Cumpio and Domequil may provide support to terrorist organizations if
00:17they were granted temporary liberty.
00:20Various groups condemn the ruling immediately after it was made public.
00:23The Committee to Protect Journalists also condemns the court's decision to deny bail.
00:28It urges authorities to drop all remaining charges.
00:31Cumpio and Domequil have been in detention for six years since they were arrested February 7, 2020 during the Duterte
00:37administration's nationwide crackdown on activists.
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