Manila, Philippines — The Court of Appeals has dismissed the petition for the writ of habeas corpus filed by the relatives of the Morong 43. The health workers who have been accused of insurgency will have to stay in jail.
The 20-page decision by the Court of Appeals Special Division of Five, said that the irregularities present in the arrest of the 43 were corrected by the subsequent filing of criminal charges against the detainees in Camp Capinpin.