(Isang Tula Para Kina Ben Quilloy at Rita Espinosa) Ni RENE BOY ABIVA Nakakubli ang ‘sang madilim na daigdig— abuhin ang ulap,nakabusal ang mga bibig, nakagapos ang mga kamay, nakagapos pati mga pintig ang makapal na haligi’y s’yang pandaig sa natitirang titis ng makauring pag-ibig. Nakanginginig ng laman ang dambuhalang pintuan matigas na bakal hanggang…
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Of home cooked meals and tireless smiles
“If not for development workers like you, I could just imagine how miserable the country would be right now.”
2 political prisoners whisked away from Crame
As of press time, however, the local chapter of human rights alliance Karapatan in the province said Ben Quilloy and Rita Espinoza have not reached their supposed destination.
Ben and Rita: When development workers are illegally arrested and detained
Both Ben and Rita started out in the student movement against the then Marcos dictatorship and never wavered in their commitment to work for the rural poor.