Litigating Organization: NUPL-Eastern Visayas (NUPL-EV)
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Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Marielle Domequil, and Alexander Philip Abinguña
Journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and human rights defenders Alexander Philip Abinguña and Marielle Domequil have been detained on fabricated charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives, following an early morning raid in 2020 in Tacloban City where officers allegedly planted firearms in their sleeping quarters. Cumpio and Domequil face additional baseless terrorism financing charges,…