Manila court issues release order for activist Reina Mae Nasino, 2 others

The Manila Regional Trial Court on Thursday issued a release order for activist Reina Mae Nasino, the mother who lost her three-month-old daughter while in detention, and her co-accused. 

Judge Paulino Gallegos of the Manila RTC Branch 47 ordered the release of Nasino, Alma Moran, and Ram Carlo Bautista after they posted bail in the case involving illegal possession of firearms and explosives. 

Their camp earlier urged the court to reduce the bail for Nasino and Moran to P210,000 from P420,000 and the bail for Bautista to P285,000 from P570,000. 

They cited Section 9 of the Rules on Criminal Procedure, which states that the judge who grants the application must fix a reasonable amount of bail considering the accused’s financial ability, character and reputation, and the weight of the evidence, among others.

Nasino gave birth to her child, River, while in detention. She lost her daughter in October 2020 after the latter was diagnosed with pneumonia. —VBL, GMA Integrated News