Response delivered by Marilyn B. Estrellado
Our fear paralyzes us, hence magnifies impunity. Our silence only consents the mockery of the rule of law, or rather as how Atty. Edre puts it, the rule of justice. Our indifference only brings in our doorsteps the state violence against life, liberty and human dignity. It is never a guarantee that by doing nothing, by not engaging in anything, by just sitting in the comforts of our homes or workplaces, our lives will be spared. It is only by knowing, by engaging, by persistently working together, by building massive support both locally and internationally can we break the chain of the vicious system of greed and violence.
Read MoreLicensed to Flee: GMA must come to court with clean hands while PNoy twiddles his fingers
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s attempt to escape justice and frustrate efforts to prosecute her is in plain view that nobody could have missed it. The minute she steps out of the country, the quest for justice will almost certainly fall apart. She will most probably wait it out till the political atmosphere and conditions are more conducive or accommodating to her political rehabilitation while she is “recuperating” or dodging imagined “political persecution.”
Read MoreChampions
This article was published in Atty. Isagani Zarate’s column Kris-Crossing Mindanao in the Philippine Daily Inquirer last November 14, 2011. by Atty. Carlos Isagani Zarate NUPL Vice-President for Mindanao Failing to watch the controversial win of “Pambansang Kamao” Manny Pacquiao over Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez on Sunday may have been one treat that had to [...]
Read MoreIn the News: November 2011
The following are articles from media websites mentioning the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) or its member-lawyers on November 2011.
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