ADVERTISEMENTThe protest was led by residents organized by the urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay). On Friday, 39 people underwent inquest proceedings in the Pasig City Prosecutor’s Office, including eight teenagers. An Inquirer photo showed Matias being held down apparently by three Chocolate Boys as a police officer stepped on his face, keeping it pressed against the pavement. Romulo Sapitula, Eastern Police District director, said his men would not have arrested anyone who was not involved in the barricade. “[For several hours,] police had been talking to them to give way on the road they blocked, but they refused,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 01, 2017 21:45 UTC