I think everyone has completely overlooked what this story is about. The prisoners are protesting using dance instead of marching (for obvious reasons) in defense of the Archbishop:

Provincial inmates dance to express anger against Lozada:

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Prisoners of Cebu Province are angry at Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada Jr. for his statements against the Archdiocese of Cebu and its leader, Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, according to Capitol Security Consultant Byron Garcia.

To show their outrage, inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center will hold a dance presentation tomorrow to send Lozada the message. It will be viewable by the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“The inmates got irked after they saw on TV how he talked about the Cardinal,” Garcia said.

Garcia said the inmates love the Cardinal, especially after the prelate took time to hold Mass and talk to the prisoners last December.

Garcia said Nilo Quirante, leader of the inmates, informed him of the inmates’ idea of a dance. The aim was to tell Lozada “not to bring his thirst for publicity to Cebu” and to show support for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, whom Lozada has accused of corruption.

The presentation will feature the inmates dancing to 17 songs, including Laura Brannigan’s “Gloria” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the dance that launched the inmates to worldwide fame after a video of it was posted on the video-sharing website YouTube.

During Lozada’s visit to Cebu last March 17, he referred to the Archdiocese of Cebu as the “Archdiocese of Malacañang,” while his supporter, Leah Navarro, called Vidal a “congressman in a cassock,” implying that the Archdiocese of Cebu and Vidal had political motivations.

Cebuano leaders have since expressed outrage over Lozada and Navarro’s statements.

Here’s More:

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Some local and Church officials are demanding a public apology from whistle-blower Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. for “falsely” accusing Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal of stopping priests from celebrating Mass during his recent Cebu visit.

They also said Lozada’s statement calling the Cebu Archdiocese as “Archdiocese of Malacañang” was unfair and uncalled for.

Deputy Speaker for the Visayas Raul Del Mar said Lozada could not just brush off this description as a joke.

“He should make a formal public apology for this unfair and unjust accusation to the Archdiocese of Cebu and to Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, for whom we Cebuanos have the highest respect and love as our Holy spiritual leader for 26 years now,” said Del Mar, Cebu City congressman of the north district.

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Amy Proctor on April 3, 2008 at 11:25 PM

And I don’t know if Allah’s been drinking or not but I understand why he posted this and entries like it. It’s a look into news and cultures different than ours (how many U.S. prisons could pull this off?) and is a break from the hard-nosed political news that we hear/see/breathe 24 hours a day.

Amy Proctor on April 3, 2008 at 11:28 PM