Since then, only five out of 353 political detainees then have been released despite the Aquino regime's pledge that they would all be freed before the formal peace negotiations then scheduled for July.
Mula noon ay lilima pa lamang ang lumalaya sa noo'y 353 bilanggong pulitikal sa kabila ng pangako ng rehimeng Aquino na palalayain sila bago ang pormal na usapang pangkapayapaan na nakatakda sana noong Hulyo.