BALANGA CITY, Bataan: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines–Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) has urged the government to provide assistance to a Filipino woman who was reportedly arrested for being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“Our government should exert all efforts to verify this report and determine her situation, lend her assistance and provide legal representation,” Bataan Bishop Ruperto Santos, CBCP-ECMI chairman, said.

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