The Four-eyed Journal

Today, Friday, March 7, 2008 marks the 1st week anniversary (naks!) of the suppression and blatant violation of the Constitutional Rights to the freedoms of abode, information, speech and peaceable assembly of the 85 students, faculty and some administrators of De La Salle University - Dasmariñas at the hands of the Bacoor PNP. And don’t forget the harassment and putting our lives and safety at risk thanks to their UDJ-297 White Tamaraw FX. Which I may add, was parked at the Bacoor Police Sub-Station at Talaba, Bacoor, Cavite last Tuesday morning and was seen going around Zapote later that afternoon.

We struggle even in our own campus

Our tragic experience last February 29, 2008 has been made known to the whole country thanks to our own small efforts which have been magnified by the media. The next logical step to do is file formal charges against the Bacoor PNP. That’s what almost everyone is expecting. The question is, will the 85 Lasallians from Dasmariñas, Cavite do so? A majority of us 85 are willing to do just that, however, by the nature of how our University works internally plus the socio-political climate in campus, we are forced to take things in much more reflective and slow manner.

The reasons for such are valid and true. However to my beloved DLSU-D administrators, undecided faculty and “snakes in the grass” let me re-echo one classic maxim about law and justice: “Justice delayed, is justice denied.”

To add further appeal, let me share that prayer that has been the battle-cry of Lasallians who have come out in support of Jun Lozada and the crusade for truth and justice:

Let me be the change I want to see
to do with strength and wisdom all that needs to be done
and become the hope I can be

Set me free from my tears and hesitations
Grant me courage and humility
Fill me with Spirit to face the challenge
and start the change I long to see

Even if I am not the light
I can be the spark
In faith, service and communion
let us start the change we want to see
The change that begins in me

Live, Jesus, in our hearts FOREVER!

It saddens and frustrates me to know and experience first-hand that the very teachers, professors, and administrators all educators in one way or another who have been lecturing us to do the right thing, to fight for our rights, to stand for what is truth and just, to grow up into the righteous leaders of this nation, to become true Lasallians enliving the Lasallian mission and the three core values of faith, zeal and communion in mission to be the first ones to silence us, coil up and let the February 29 tragedy pass on by as if it had never happened.

However, I believe there is still hope. And we, the 85 victims: your fellow students, faculty and administrators will show you that there is hope.

Continuing the struggle outside campus

If the criticisms from inside our very own campus is not enough, which is normal in an academic setting, we have also been engaged by individuals and groups from the public who have sent us emails, sms and made comments in our blogs that range from fair criticisms, defense of GMA to downright behavior that is no different, even worse than what the Bacoor PNP has done to us.

I say to each and everyone of you; much thanks for the added insight and the healthy conversation. I respect your positions and opinions however, it’s time to wake up, re-think your stances and face the truths:

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is “evil” and corrupt. From the “Hello, Garci” scandals, to the extra-judicial killings of activists and journalists, the overpriced government projects and the envelopes to Congressmen and the bishops, up to the NBN-ZTE controversy today. Add to that the treatment of her allies and loyalists, in particular the local government of Bacoor which was given to us last February 29, 2008 at Daang Hari and then at Niog, Bacoor.

You defend her by saying that Jun Lozada is a hypocrite and was once part of the system. True, Jun Lozada said so himself. We believe him, and we also believe that more must be exposed and confessed about the NBN-ZTE controversy by the other officials and individuals who were involved in the issue.

“Let he who has no sin, cast the first stone.”

Again, we’re not talking about Jun Lozada here, we’re talking about the “bukol” (lumps) in government projects and contracts. We’re talking about the exchange of “200″ between government officials in a fancy golf course. We’re talking about the Chief Executive Officer of this Republic, who has sworn to lie, cheat, steal and kill, defend the Constitution and uphold the laws of this land who has knowledge and direct participation in of all of these irregularities but has done absolutely nothing to remedy all of it, as prescribed in our laws.

“It’s not the economy, stupid!”

You defend her by saying that she has done well for the economy of the country. I say again, wake up!

You harp and banner the 7.3 percent growth in our GDP, the fastest in 31 years so they say, but have you really taken a second look at it? Or have you swallowed more of this administration’s propaganda designed to deceive and fool us all about GMA’s “enchanted kingdom”?

Even a government agency, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NCSB) has reported that poverty in the country worsened in 2006 which only proves that the claim of Malacañang of an improving economy is false.

According to the NSCB, 32.9% of the population, or 27.6 million Filipinos, are poor, nearly three percentage points higher than the 30% reported in 2003. This was computed using an annual poverty threshold of P15,057.

So again, borrowing the government’s own tag line; “ramdam mo na ba ang pag-asenso?” Let’s hear the 27.6 million poor Filipinos answer that. If Arbet’s mother has been complaining about increased prices of some goods, I’ve been lamenting the constant shrinkage of the pandesal and it’s increased price from 1 peso to 2 pesos, all during the term of Gloria Macapgal-Arroyo!

Lastly, Peter Wallace wraps up all of this eloquently:

We have an economy today that is skewed to favor a few. The growth is not widespread and is not reaching the bulk of the people. It is an economy that is losing its middle class (it shrank in 2007). One could say that it takes time to reduce the huge inequality that exists, or that the momentum toward that is there. But after six and a half years, surely there should have been some improvement, not a worsening.

I told ya, it’s time to face the facts.

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Harap-harapang naranasan ng mga guro, administrador at estudyante ng De La Salle Dasmariñas ang sistematikong paniniil sa mga demokratiko at sibil na karapatang pantao ng walang kasing-sama na Administrasyong Arroyo at panggigipit nito sa mga tao o grupong tututol o magiging kritikal dito kanina sa Bacoor, Cavite.

Matapos ang isang misa sa aming pamantasan, tumulak kaming mga taga DLSU Dasma para makiisa sa Inter-faith rally sa Makati City lulan ang 2 school bus ng aming pamantasan. Puno kami ng pag-asa at gustong-gusto nang makiisa sa mga libo-libong Pilipino na nagtipon na doon, lalo’t higit ang aming mga kapwa Lasalyano mula sa ibang paaralan. Pero ito ay sinabotahe ng mga kapulisan ng Cavite na nasa pamumuno ni Col. Posadas.

Bandang 2:44 ng hapon nang kami nakarating sa SM Molino, sa Daang Hari, Molino, Bacoor nang kami ay harangin ng PNP checkpoint sa naturang lugar. Hinanap at kinuha nila ang lisensya ng aming driver at ang registration ng aming school bus. Pareho namang ligal at tama ang mga papeles at wala naman kaming mga nilabag na batas trapiko o iba pang batas, pero hindi kami pinaalis agad ng mga pulis.

Sa halip, ang mga guro, administrador at kahit La Salle Brother na nakikipagnegosasyon sa kanila ay hindi nila pinapansin, iniiwasan at deadma lang. Ngayon ko lang nakita na aming Dekana at La Salle brother, na lubusang ginagalang naming mga estudyante, ay nagmukhang tanga na kumakausap sa hangin dahil ang mga pulis sa SM Molino checkpoint ay hindi namamansin.

Tumagal kami doon ng halos isang oras, kaya naisipan ko nang magtext sa mga kakilala kong bloggers; Tonyo Cruz, Mong Palatino, Neil ng es2pido.com at Ederic ng Tinig.com at sinabing i-blog o twit man lang ang aming sitwasyon.

Sa tuwing magtatanong kami, ang idinadahilan ng mga pulis ay “hi-way law” daw. Ano yung “hi-way law” na iyon? Walang maisagot ang mga pulis at muli kaming hindi pinapansin.

Unang Makati: Daang Hari

Dis is jay f jrocas.com.ph we lasallians frm dasma are blocked by police at daang hari, near sm bacoor (sm molino, actually). Pls blog or twit about dis

SMS message to my fellow bloggers @ 2:44pm

Dahil kami ay halos 45 minuto nang hinaharangan sa Daang Hari, tumawag na kami sa mga kontak naming media, pati na rin ang hepe ng Cavite PNP na si Col. Posadas. Kahit na nagkakausap na si Col. Posadas at ang pinuno ng Daang Hari check point na si Col Quilinguen, hindi pa rin kami pinapadaan.

Nauubos na ang aming oras at nang nakikita naming binabali-wala ang aming mga pakiusap, tama at ligal na pangangatwiran, napagdesisyunan na naming doon na isagawa ang aming rali kung kinakailangan. Kaming lahat ay gumawa ng ingay, inilabas ang aming mga tarpaulin at hinimok ang mga dumadaang motorista na bumisina bilang suporta. Natutuwa naman kami at marami sa kanila ang tumugon. Ang mga ilang guro namin ay humaharang pa sa mga dumadaang sasakyan, truck man o kotse, upang dumami ang mga susuporta sa amin.

Nang lumalaki ang kaguluhan sa check point na iyon, napagpasiyahan nilang padaananin na kami, pero hindi sa Daang Hari. Sinabi nila na bumalik sa Aguinaldo Hi-way dahil doon daw talaga papapadaanin ang mga sasakyan at dagdag pa dito, may “operations” daw na ginagawa ang PNP sa ruta namin kaya bumalik na lang daw sa Aguinaldo Hi-Way.

Ang walang-habas at garapalang pagsisinungaling ni Col Posadas at Cavite PNP

Inakala namin na tuluy-tuloy na kami sa Makati nang pinabalik kami sa Aguinaldo Hi-way. At narinig namin sa DZBB ang pahayag ni Col Posadas na hindi dapat hinaharang ang mga papunta sa Makati. Ngunit sa kabilang banda, may kutob kami na naisahan kami ng mga pulis. Kaya namin tinahak ang Daang Hari sa halip na Aguinaldo Hi-way ay alam naming mas maraming check point dito at mabigat ang daloy ng trapiko.

Totoo ang aming hinala. Pinasalamatan pa man din namin ang mga pulis sa Daang Hari checkpoint, sumaludo pa kami at ngumiti sa kanila. Yun pala, mga ngiting-aso at buwaya ang mga ngiti nila sa amin.

Col posadas*, pnp chief of cavite’s plan is 2 lure all anti-gma vehicles into aguinaldo h-way wer it is blockd at st dominic hospital (Bacoor-Zapote junction) by a bus across d road.

SMS message to Tonyo Cruz @ 5:05pm (*not in photo)

Pagdating namin sa kanto ng SM Bacoor, sa Aguinaldo Hi-way, muli kami ay pinatabi at ininspeksyon ang mga papeles ng aming bus. Dahil may “assurance” kami mula kay Col Posadas na hindi na dapat kami harangin, ito ang aming naging sangkalan nang makipag-negosasyon muli kami sa pulis na huramang sa amin. Matapos ang halos 20-minutos ng negosasyon at paghihintay, sinabi nila na pwede na kaming makalampas. Ngunit, tulad ng panlilinlang sa Daang Hari, may inihandang surpresa sa amin ang PNP.

Ang harassment mula sa kulay puting Toyota Tamaraw FX na may plakang UDJ-927

Nang matawid namin ang intersection sa kanto ng SM Bacoor, napansin namin na may puting Tamaraw FX na may plakang UDJ-927 ang tumigil sa aming harapan. Noong una, inakala namin na ang bulok at kakarag-karag na puting FX ay isa lamang sa mga ordinaryong motorista na naiipit sa trapiko.

Pero kakaiba ang ikinilos nito dahil kahit na lumuluwag ang kalsada sa harapan nito, hindi ito bumibilis, bagkos mabagal na tumatakbo sa harapan ng aming bus, kaya lalong bumagal ang aming takbo. Walang pinagkaiba sa pagharang na ginawa ng mga pulis.

Lalong lumantad na ang puting FX na ito ay asset o pakawala ng mga pulis dahil sa tuwing ang isa sa aming bus ay makakauna sa daan, ito naman ang uunahan nito at papabagalin ang takbo dahil mabagal siya aming unahan.

Lasing o tanga ang driver ng puting FX, dahil lagi siyang nasa gitna ng dalawang lane na okupado ng aming mga bus. Pero hindi lasing, tanga o bobong driver ang nagmamaneho nito. Sinasadya niyang dumikit, humarang at pabagalin ang aming takbo.

Sa ilang pagkakataon na sinubukan namin na ma-overtake siya sa daan, biglang bumibilis ang puting FX para makauna uli, at saka muling babagal siya para bumagal din kami. Ilang beses din naming sinubukan maka-una, pero sa bawat pagsubok namin, pilit niyang inihaharang ang puting FX, muntik na pa ngang sumabit o bumangga ang bus namin sa puting FX.

Dito na kami kinabahan, dahil may hinala kami sa kanyang palabas. Sadya niyang hinaharangan ang aming bus, at kapag nakipag-karera kami, gigitgitin nya kami kahit pa magkabanggaan ang aming mga sasakyan. Lalabas siya at aawayin ang aming driver na lalong magpapatagal sa amin sa Aguinaldo Hi-way.

Nasulyapan namin ang driver at isa pa niyang pasahero sa loob ng puting FX. Ang driver ay nakasuot ng t-shirt na may itim na “media vest” ang kasama naman niya ay malaking tao na ayon sa isa sa mga guro namin, ay ubod daw sila ng pangit. Walang duda, asset nga sila o sila mismo ay mga pulis.

The police put our lives in danger

Ito ang nasabi ng isa sa mga kasama kong estudyante nang muntik nang bumangga ang puting FX sa aming bus, sa kagustuhan nitong harangan at gitgitin kami. Kahit pa may masaktang mga estudyante, guro o La Salle brother ay gagawin nila, mapigilan lang kaming makarating sa Makati.

Ilan sa mga kamag-anak ko ay pulis, noon ay taas-noo ako sa pagsasabing may kamag-anak akong alagad ng batas. Mga taong nagsisilbi at pumuprotekta sa mamamayan. Pero sa aming karanasan kanina, ang mga pulis ngayon ay mga tau-tauhan na lamang ng kurakot, magnanakaw, mapaniil, at pasistang administrasyon ni Gloria “evil” and “bitch” Macapagal-Arroyo.

Bakit pilit nilang hinarahang ang 2 bus ng mga estudyante, guro at relihiyoso? Wala naman kaming baril, wala kaming armas, wala kaming bomba. Tanging mga sarili lamang namin ang aming dala. Magdadasal lamang kami sa Makati at hindi lulusob sa Malacañang. Pero bakit kami hinaharangan, ginigipit at nilalagay nila sa panganib?

Ngunit hindi pa iyon doon natapos. Alas-6 na ng gabi at dahil hindi na kami makakaabot sa Makati, napagpasiyahan naming bumalik na lang sa Katedral ng Imus o kaya sa De La Sale Dasmariñas. At para matapos na ang aming duelo, nilapitan namin ang puting FX at sinabing uuwi na lang kami. Sumagot naman daw sila ng “sige..” at kami ay pumihit na pabalik sa Dasmariñas.

Lalo lang kaming nalagay sa alanganin nang makita namin sa sumusunod pa rin ang puting FX sa aming bus! Dito ay talagang nagalala na kami. Sumuko na kami sa pagkakataong iyon pero naroon pa rin ang mga walang-hiyang pulis sa puting FX na nakabuntot sa aming bus.

Nang masalubong namin ang van ng FM radio station 101.9 at kahit alam naming hindi sila istasyong tagapagbalita, humingi kami ng tulong na bantayan ang puting FX at itimbre ito sa mga kakilala nilang mga media. Palagay namin ay naging epektibo ito dahil nang kami ay nakarating na sa Imus, wala na ang puting FX sa aming likuran.

Checkpoint-less checkpoint

Ang plano ng mga pulis ay sadyang i-delay ang mga papunta sa Makati na manggagaling sa Kabite. Dahil nang nakita ng ilan sa aming mga guro ang “checkpoint” sa Zapote-Bacoor junction, halos 50 pulis na may kasamang militar, na kumpleto sa gamit at matataas na kalibre ng baril ang nakarahang doon. Isa-isa nilang pinapadaan ang mga sasakyan kada-15 minutos.

Wala namang ginagawang “checking” ang mga pulis, hinihintay lang nila na makalipas ang 15-minutos saka nila pinapatuloy ang BAWAT sasakyan. Malinaw na paglabag sa mga alituntunin sa pagsasagawa ng “checkpoint.”

Nakakulong sa Bacoor

Ito ang sitwasyon namin kahapon sa Aguinaldo Hi-way, tama nga ang pangalan ng kalsadang ito, kapangalan ang isa sa mga pinakamalaking taksil sa kasaysayan ng sambayanang Pilipino. Dahil kami ay pinagtaksilan ng mga Pulis. Sila na nanumpang “to serve and protect” the people.

Kalokohan!!!

Nalilimutan nilang ang kanilang suweldo, mga gamit, baril, uniporme, sasakyan at gasolina ay nanggagaling sa mga buwis na binabayaran naming mga mamamayan.

Mas malala pa sa Batas Militar!

Ang aming mga karapatan sa pamamahayag, paglalayag, sa impormasyon at tamang proseso ay garapalan, harap-harapan at walang habas na nilabag ng mga tao mismong ang tungkulin ay proteksyunan at paglingkuran kaming mga mamamayan.

Ang mga instrumento ng estado para sa ikabubuti ng taumbayan ay ginamit ng Administrasyong Arroyo na walang kasing halang ang bituka, itim ng budhi at kasamaan ng kaluluwa.

Ngunit kami ay nagtagumpay

Iniisip ni Col Posadas, ng driver ng puting FX at ng mga pulis na huramang sa amin na nagtagumpay sila sa pagharang sa amin, dahil hindi kami nakarating sa Makati. Totoo yun, at inaamin naming may mga pagkukulang sa aming bahagi.

Pero, tagumpay pa rin kami dahil ipinakita ng mga taga La Salle Dasmariñas na ang mga Kabitenyo ay hindi lahat taksil, kampon ng kasamaan, abusado at kontra-mamamayan. Ipinakita namin na ang mga Kabitenyo ay matatapang at lumalaban para ipagtanggol at igiit ang ating mga karapatan, kalayaan at hindi titigil hangga’t hindi nakakamit ang katotohanan at hustisya.

Ipinakita namin sa buong Pilipinas, kung gaano kasama, kagarapal, mapanupil, abusado at kurakot ang Administrasyong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Nakakalungkot lamang na naging kasangkapan ng kanyang kasamaan ang mga pulis sa Kabite.

Hindi man kami nakarating sa Makati upang magdasal at makiisa sa paghahanap at pagtatanggol sa ating mga kalayaan, karapatan, katotohanan at hustisya, pero sa 2 checkpoints kung saan kami ay hinadlangan, inabuso, ginipit at garapalang nilinlang ng mga alagad ng gobyerno, kami ay lumaban sa kaya naming paraan, ang mag-ingay, ikwento at ipamalita sa lahat, na sobra at sukdulan na sa kasamaan, panggigipit at opresyon ang gobyernong Arroyo.

Sa harassment at paglalagay sa panganib ng aming buhay dahil sa puting FX, ipinakita namin na walang pakialam ang gobyernong Arroyo, kahit pa may masaktan o mamatay na sibilyan, kahit estudyante, manatili lamang ito sa kapangyarihan.

Tuloy ang laban

Inaakala siguro ng administrasyong Arroyo na dahil sa munting tagumpay na ito ay panghihinaan kami ng loob at susuko na ng tuluyan. Nagkakamali sila. Lalo na ngayon na naranasan namin ang lubusan at garapalang kasamaan nito, ipagpapatuloy namin ang paninindigan at pakikibaka para sa katotohanan at hustisya.

Sa bawat pagbabahagi namin sa mga kwentong ito, dumarami ang mga namumulat sa katotohanang ang administrasyong Arroyo ay administrasyon ng kasamaan, kasakiman, pagpapahirap, at opresyon. Walang pakundangang binabastos at tinatapakan ang mga karapatan ng mamamayan handang manakit at kumitil alang-alang sa pagpapanatili nito sa kapangyarihan.

Umaasa kami na ang rali kahapon sa Makati ay simula pa lamang, at sa mga darating na mga araw, dadami at lalong lalakit ang mga mobilisasyon na ito. Hindi kami titigil hangga’t hindi nakakamit ng sambayanang Pilipino ang katotohanan at katarungan.

Ang mga estudyante, guro, administrador at relihiyoso sa De La Salle Dasmariñas at ang mga kasamahan naminsa Kabite ay patuloy na maninindigan at susulong para sa katotohanan at katarungan. Nagsisimula pa lamang ang ating paglaban!

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Being uber busy with offline engagements of late has somewhat prevented me from blogging about the latest events that are making the mainstream media healdlines of late.

There’s the revived ‘Hello, Garci‘ issue, the recent proclamation of an amnesty for CPP-NDF-NPA and other communist rebels, and one of the hottest issues, the senseless and tragic death of Cris Mendez.

On ‘Hello, Garci’

I am in favor of the Senate’s investigation of the issue. This is in the absence of a more credible, more indipendent body or commission that would carry out the investigation armed by laws to give it teeth and brawn as it will have to weave through the myriad of corrupt and vile connections, collusions and collaborations that has enthralled the entire bureaucracy of the government.

As for Sen Santiago’s claim that playing of the ‘Hello Garci’ recordings in the Senate would be a violation of the RA 4200 and provisions of the Constitution safeguarding the privacy of communications between two persons; I am with Sen Escudero on this one. By saying that such laws and provisions of the Constitution would be violated if one Senator let alone the entire Upper House, would listen to the recordings is assuming and even proving that the recordings were indeed wiretapped conversations between two individuals.

As for the the contention of the Administration Senators that the investigation should focus only on the persons or groups, purportedly from the Armed Forces, who allegedly committed the wiretappings and not on the ‘material’ of the recordings; I agree and disagree.

I agree that the investigations should draw out those who were responsible for the wiretappings for clearly, they violated RA 4200 and the Constitutions. If indeed it was the military, the full strenght of the law should be applied because for once, this will show that indeed as enshrined in Sec. III Article II, 1987 Constitution, “Civilian authority is, at all times, supreme over the military.”

More so, if the military were to be proven to have violated the laws protecting the rights to the privacy of communication, what more about the allegations that the military has been violating the human and democratic rights of those who are not so friendly and critical of the current administration.

On the second point, I disagree that the investigations should not touch on the ‘material’ of the recordings. Is this possible? Is this practical? Can you listen, let’s say, to a song and only focus on who sang it, how it was sang and not what the song was about? If you’re a vocal coach or sound engineer perhaps you could. But if you’re a legal entity or body tasked by the Constitution to serve justice and the welfare of the people, your task does not end with pin-pointing who did the recordings and bringing them to justice, more to the point, you’re obligated to pin-point and prosecute if necessary the persons who conversed in the recordings if the nature of their conversation involves the national interests. And I tell you, talking about rigging the national elections is a paramount national interest.

If the Senate fails to deliver this time around, the years leading up to the 2010 Presidential elections would be more tumultuous than the years when the ‘Hello, Garci’ was unleashed to the public for the very first time.

The message here is clear and simple, if indeed Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo did not call Comelec Commissioner Virgillo Garcillano over the phone and conpired to manipulate the results of the elections to her favor, then the current occupier of Malacanang and her minions should not be afraid of this new investigation. Sure the burden of proof is with the opposition, but if GMA were indeed innocent, they would waste no time in presenting evidence that would prove as such, instead of stalling and watering down the investigations with smokescreen tactics like EO 464, the numbers game in Congress and flaunting the need of JDV, I mean supposed need to amend our current Constitution.

The question still stands, did GMA, Garcillano and the AFP conspired to manipulate the results of the previous Presidential elections? Looking back on all the actions GMA and her minions undertook ever since the issue first came out, the people still belives, “Mukhang guilty.”

As for the Amnesty on communist rebels

I just hope the Government is sincere this time around, which is for the nth time if one would recall. However, this carrot-and-stick method would not be really effective if the root causes of the armed rebellion are not addressed. And I’m telling you, as long as the government listens to Uncle Sam and his pals from the West this will last even longer.

Aside from the amnesty, the government should also drop the cases against activists, progressive groups and their representatives in government. It should also really, really investigate the numerous cases of human rights abuses and forced disappearances. This will be a good start to really ending the armed struggle in the country.

Justice for Criz Mendez

There are no fraternities, officially recognized ones, in DLSU-D so my take on the issue of fraternities and sororities would be a bit handicapped. Nonetheless, this cannot prevent me from joining those who are mourning the loss of Criz Mendez and calling for justice to be done to him as well as all the other victims of frat-related deaths, injuries and abuses.

Banning frats is not the solution. However, I must stress that hazing is just plain dumb, neanderthal and barbaric. Do parents beat their children to a pulp in order to welcome them into their family and to teach them loyalty?

The video below is a tribute to Cris Mendez, may it all send the message loud and clear, justice for Criz, justice for all the victims of hazing and frat-related violences. Kudos to Shari and The Jester-in-Exile and of course adrianatorres1111 for the video.

Remembering 9/11

Today is the 6th anniversary of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. Prayers for all the victims and their families. Prayers as well to those who became the innocent targets of George W. Bush’s “War on Terror” in Afghanistan, Guatanamo Bay in Cuba and in Iraq.

In line with this, I’ll be attending a Forum on Terrorism organized by the District Justice and Peace Commission of the De La Salle Philippines at the College of St. Benilde this 1pm in the afternoon. I’ll blog about it later tonight or tomorrow.

Until then, sulong para sa karapatan, kalayaan, kapayapaan at hustisya!

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Here’s an eye-opener and a masterpiece of the short-film making.

This short-film was directed by Pam Miras for the Stop the Killings Movement.

It is part of the human rights campaign initiated by the Free Jonas Burgos Movement and produced by Digital Cheese.

More of videos could be found here.

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