Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 1) — Three students from the University of the Philippines Diliman and 15 others were arrested Friday afternoon for staging a protest on Labor Day amid the enhanced community quarantine. The Quezon City police report stated that the protesters held a rally along Maparaan corner Kalayaan Avenue. Some of them shouted along the road and granted interviews with the media while others held placards and tarpaulins. The protesters are facing a number of charges. The police had warned against the holding of street protests which violate the ban on mass gatherings and stay at home orders.
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