The two environmental activists may face perjury charges after retracting their statements in a press conference.

The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ECLAC) presented Jed Tamano and Jonila Castro to the public and denied that they were abducted.

Tamano and Castro retracted their statement when they were in front of the camera.

According to the National Security Council (NSC), the two activists may be charged with perjury if it is proven that they lied in their affidavit.