Saturday, March 18, 2006 (Philippines)

Former Cabinet secretary Dinky Soliman (above), being arrested for illegal assembly. President Arroyo, her former boss, with priests after a Mass in Sorsogon City. Possible impeachable offense raised by IBP president Jose Anselmo Cadiz against Mrs. Arroyo. (Afp photos) Police arrested last night a former Cabinet official, just hours after a lawyers’ group announced they had asked the United Nations to investigate President Arroyo’s violation of human rights. Former social welfare secretary Corazon Soliman and activist Vicente Romano were arrested for leading a silent protest in Manila of about 30 people, all wearing T-shirts marked “Oust Now.” “We are not holding a rally, we are just strolling. We are not disturbing anyone,” Soliman said. “We don’t even have placards.” [full story]