MANILA, Philippines — Human rights group Karapatan on Monday appealed for urgent medical treatment for a political prisoner diagnosed with cancer and is currently detained at Puerto Princesa Jail in Palawan.
“Before it’s too late, and for utmost compassionate and humanitarian considerations, we appeal that political prisoner Antonio Molina be provided with the most needed and urgent medical treatment for his illness,” Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay said in a statement.
Last March 24, Molina was diagnosed with abdominal wall sarcoma, which is a malignant tumor and has been classified as cancer, according to Karapatan.
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