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Apr 26, 2014

Longest-held political prisoner appeals to Obama for his release

By APRIL ANNE BENJAMIN THE longest-serving political prisoner in the country is appealing for his release to President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to arrive in Manila on April 28. In his letter to the United States President, Juanito Itaas, who has been detained for more than two decades now in connection with the killing

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Dec 24, 2010

Longest-held political prisoner longs for freedom

By JONAL JAVIER AND ANA RITA SUPAN
CHRISTMAS is a time for coming home. And so it came as no surprise when most of the health workers belonging to the “Morong 43” were released on Dec. 10, Human Rights Day. Less than two weeks later, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, a military officer charged with leading a coup against the government, was likewise freed after years of imprisonment.

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Longest-held political prisoner longs for freedom