Cops arrest 4 workers, break up NutriAsia picket in Bulacan

CITY OF MALOLOS – The police arrested four workers of condiment giant Nutriasia Inc. in Marilao town on Thursday (June 14) when authorities enforced a three-day temporary restraining order against a picket that had been blocking the factory since June 2.

The workers, who have not been identified, allegedly refused to heed the TRO issued by a Bulacan regional trial court on June 8, said Supt. Ricardo Pangan, Marilao chief of police.

Some 50 workers and supporters staged the picket over their dismissal. CARMERLA REYES-ESTROPE