The families also seek a dialogue with the BJMP officials “to put a stop to such unreasonable, illegal and unjust prohibitions that violate the right of families and friends of political prisoners to visit them.”
Peace talks comes primarily because in the country’s hinterlands, a people’s army, guided by a communist party, is building organs of democratic political power. And in various sites, the communist bid for land redistribution, national industrialization, and a participatory planned economy through socialism is paralleled by organized, institutionalized and legitimate endeavors pursuing the same vision. This is enough for a government that is provisionally hijacked by compradors and imperialists to talk peace and reforms.
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“I need justice for my dad. ‘Pag di kumpleto numero, ‘di kumpleto hustisya.”
Eventually, the things we learn and write about lead us to ask the questions “So what?” and “For whom?” Without fail, genuine disciples of journalism would ask themselves the questions “If not for public good, what for? If not for the people, why?”
“We hope and pray that the BJMP will fulfill its assurances to Kapatid.”
This is the second time that Philippines has been named as one of the deadliest for land rights activists. Last year, the group monitored at least 21 cases and 33 victims of killings in the Philippines from January to November 2018.
The dedication of the creative team and the cast to remain true to the roots of the tribes in the Philippines sends a clear message of how they wanted the younger generation of Filipinos to re-educate themselves on our culture.
Sa imahinasyon ng mga bayaning nakikipaglaban sa pananakop, mahalaga ang pagpapahayag na maituturing na vandalism na gumagambala sa kapanatagan ng mga naghaharing uri. Matatandaan na sa El Filibusterismo, mahalaga ang pangyayari ng pagkatuklas ng mga paskil na nagpapahayag ng paglaban sa pang-aabuso ng mga prayle at iba pang mga pinunong Espanyol na naging dahilan upang hulihin ang mga pinaghihinalaang mga estudyante at magkaroon ng panic ang mga pinuno ng bayan sa pinaghihinalaang kilusang konspiratoryal na magpapabagsak sa pamahalaan. Sa nobela ni Rizal, pinatalsik sa pamantasan ang mga pinaghihinalaang mga estudyante kahit na iyong wala namang kinalaman sa kilusan.
“We expect nothing less than a conviction especially those directly responsible and involved in the killings. Otherwise, the mockery of justice and the culture of impunity will continue to reign and worsen.”