By: Nirva Delacruz CALOOCAN CITY — On July 6, Thursday, the remains of 3 extra-judicial killings (EJK) victims will be formally turned over to their families at the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Grace, Caloocan City at 2:00PM. This will be the 13th turnover of EJK victims’ cremated remains under Program Paghilom’s Project […]
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By the time you would be reading this newsletter, natapos na. The Lenten season would have been over, and we are now celebrating the Easter season. Just as we celebrated the Lenten season for 40 days, the Easter season is no less the same. This means before new life, suffering and death must come first.
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By JR Torres The day I volunteered at the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center through iVolunteer, there were many volunteers, including a group from Meat Plus who were also doing their outreach. Little did I know, while I had previously questioned my faith, this experience with the homeless would help me regain some of my spiritual
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QUEZON CITY — On May 25, Thursday, the remains of 6 extra-judicial killings (EJK) victims will be formally turned over to their families at the Sacred Heart Parish – Shrine, Quezon City, with Ambassador of the Netherlands to the Philippines Ms. Marielle Geraedts as the ceremony’s guest of honor. This will be the 12th turnover
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By Nirva Delacruz How does one share the experience of grief and tragedy? As the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights (EUSR) Mr. Eamon Gilmore said, he had probably seen all the ways it can be expressed, but watching extra-judicial killings (EJK) widows and orphans perform onstage on March 30, 2023 at the Notre
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By Nirva Delacruz On March 30, Thursday, European Union (EU)’s Special Representative on Human Rights Mr. Eamon Gilmore will be watching EJK widows and orphans perform in a theatrical play that mirrors many of their struggles as victims of injustice, at the Notre Dame of Greater Manila in Caloocan City. ‘United in purpose’ “The EU
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By *Catherine, an EJK widow I’m the wife of Kyren who was killed at 43. We have one son, Egard, who is now 15-years old. I remember when my husband was still alive, our life was simple. Making do with what we had, we dreamed of being able to see Egard graduate from university one
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By *Rafqa I used to have a simple and quiet life. Even with six kids, all boys, we could eat thrice a day. We were happy with what we had. Even if life was hard, we could afford to send our children to school. Our dream as parents was to see our children graduate one
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By Agnes, an EJK orphan I am *Agnes. I’m already 17-years old, and we are a brood of 5 brothers and sisters, aged 14-years old; 12-years old; 9-years old; and, 7-years old. We are 5 siblings in my grandmother’s care. Before, we were a happy family because we had both our parents. They were loving
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By JL Orque “The police officers didn’t even allow our father to attend my brother’s funeral. I begged them but they didn’t budge.” These lines struck me the most during my conversation with Jaime’s sister, *Yna, while we waited for the exhumation of her brother’s remains on January 23, 2023. I learned that not only
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