By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Mrs. Edita Burgos, mother of desaparecidos Joseph Jonas Burgos, said on Tuesday that the failure of the commanding officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and its Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to attend the hearing of the Court of Appeals seems to indicate that it…
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Seeking justice for Jonas Burgos

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Mrs. Burgos told Bulatlat.com that for three consecutive nights, a van with tinted windows parked in front of their house in Quezon City for 15 minutes.
Mother of missing activist to Army major: ‘Who ordered you to get my Jonas?’

By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Harry, listen to the innermost voice of your heart and correct the wrong done to this mother. Tell me where I can find my son.” — Mrs. Edita Burgos
‘Mrs. B’: A Monologue About the Agony and Struggle of a Mother of a Desaparecido
Written by Palanca awardees Joi Barrios-Leblanc and Rowena Festin and Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) member Grundy Constantino and directed by Socrates Jose, “Mrs. B” depicts the agony and courage of a mother searching for her son. With award-winning actresses Bibeth Orteza and Gina Alajar playing the role of Mrs. Burgos, even the desensitized and the unaware would be moved into tears. Although the two actors have different approaches in portraying Mrs. Burgos, both are so intense and so good that their performances are incomparable.
‘Mrs. B’ Brings Jonas Burgos’s Case to Attention of Europeans

In this audio clip, Edita Burgos, the mother of missing activist Jonas Burgos, talks about her recent trip to Europe where she brought her campaign to force the Philippine government to surface her son. She also talks about the human-rights situation in the Philippines and why President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a “bad mother” to the Filipino people. Listen now
Mrs. Burgos talks about Jonas on BBC
Mrs. Edita Burgos, mother of abducted peasant organizer Jonas Burgos, left for the United Kingdom last week to attend a forum organized by Campaign for Human Rights in the Philippines-United Kingdom (CHRP-UK), Amnesty International-UK and the British trade union group Unison, which aims to highlight the problem of enforced disappearances in the Philippines.
Video: Taken — A Mother’s Journey in Search of the Truth About Her Missing Son
Taken: Edita Burgos and the Search for Jonas
Slideshow: Kin, Supporters Mark 2nd Year of Jonas’s Abduction
Kin, Friends Mark 2nd Year of Jonas Abduction
Video: With Lewd and Loud Music, Military Drowns Out Calls for Justice, Prayers for Jonas Burgos
Lewd Music Drowns Out Calls for Justice
Video: In Rally, ‘Mrs. B’ Insists Palparan Behind Jonas Abduction
‘Mrs. B’ Insists Palparan Took Jonas
‘Journalists must overcome self-censorship’
Edita Burgos, mother of the disappeared activist Jonas and General Manager of the We Forum, called on journalists to rise above the “more dangerous barrier” to pursuing a story: that which is self-imposed. BY RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 30, August 31-September 6, 2008 Edita Burgos has been brought to the limelight since…