Tacloban journalist, activist denied bail

2026-02-16 - 21:16

Frenchie Cumpio (left) and activist Marielle Domequil TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — A regional trial court here has denied the petition for bail filed by community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and humanitarian worker Mariel Domequil three weeks after convicting them for terrorism financing. In a nine-page decision dated Feb. 13, Judge Georgina Uy Perez of