A LOCAL court in Nueva Ecija has issued warrants for the arrest of leftist leaders Liza Maza, Rafael Mariano, Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casiño for murder charges lodged against them in 2006.
Maza, a former party-list lawmaker representing Gabriela, is the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) convenor and secretary.
Mariano is a former Agrarian Reform secretary and former Anakpawis party-list representative while Ocampo and Casiño are former party-list congressmen representing Bayan Muna.
Malacañang on Friday, July 27, distanced itself from the court decision while the Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives held a press conference to condemn the issuance of the warrants against the four leftist leaders.