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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Michael Beltran

What happens when activists are branded ‘terrorists’ in the Philippines?

People protesting against the anti-terrorism law after it was approved in 2020 [File: Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]

Baguio, Philippines – Inside an unlit bathroom, Windel Bolinget gently tips a pail of water over his head, careful to minimise the sound of splashing on the tiled floor.

A well-known activist leader in the mountainous Cordillera region in the northern Philippines, the 49-year-old spends most of his days between several undisclosed refuges.

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