Rebel leader asks P-Noy to allow son to attend grandma's burial

DAVAO CITY, Philippines  – National Democratic Front Philippines-Mindanao spokesman Jorge Madlos is appealing to President Aquino to dismiss the charges against his son and represent him at the wake and burial of his mother in Surigao City.

“I would like to personally appeal to Noynoy Aquino, himself being a victim once of political persecution during the Marcos dictatorship, to lift all false charges leveled against my son,Vincent Isagani Madlos, and to allow him to attend the wake and burial of my mother, Dorothea Madlos on Aug. 25,” Madlos said yesterday in a statement.

Madlos said Vincent, a call center agent in Cebu City, was charged with trumped-up cases and has a warrant out for his arrest.

“With my son’s right denied and his liberty in peril, my very last chance to join my family in paying our last respects to my beloved mother is completely deprived,” he said.

“I believe that with all the powers at your disposal, you can reasonably act on this personal appeal, especially because my son is innocent,” Madlos said.