Philippines’ oldest political prisoner walks free at 85
Gerardo “Gerry” dela Peña jumped from one religion to another. He has worshipped the same God, but in different churches. But he only had one prayer: to be a free man.
On Sunday, June 30, Gerry got his prayer heard and he walked out of the New Bilibid Prison as a free man at 85 years old. He was the country’s oldest political prisoner, detained for almost 12 years.
A combination of campaign efforts plus benefits from much-needed prison reforms in a country plagued by severe overcrowding of jails are what got him out.
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