Father Rolando Abejo among several Philippine activists accused of having communist sympathies ucanews.com reporter, Manila Philippines September 3, 2019 A Protestant pastor in the southern Philippines has voiced concern over his safety after being branded a communist rebel. Posters and flyers were distributed last week labeling Father Rolando Abejo of…
Asian Statement in Support of Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano’s “We Raise Our Voice for the Amazon” By its sheer vastness and magnitude, the world perhaps for the first time, saw that the forest loss in the Amazon is far more than a regional concern but a global crisis. The burning of…
To: All Religious Superiors of Institutes of Consecrated Life, Societies of Apostolic Life and Secular Institutes, Their Communities; Mission Partners and Lay Collaborators Re: Solidarity MassDear Sisters and Brothers,Greetings of peace! In solidarity with our bishops and priests who were charged with inciting sedition, cyber libel and obstruction of justice,…
Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Rolando J. Tria-Tirona on The Season of Creation
August 19, 2019 MOST. REV. BRODERICK S. PABILLO, DD Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas Dear Your Excellency, Greetings of Christ’s love and peace flowing from and through out Creation! As discussed in our previous meetings, we agreed to intensify our efforts for this year’s Season of Creation. Moreover, we agreed to…
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Stop the Killings in Negros
August 9, 2019
Dear Friends and Compatriots,
Peace be with you!
In line with the various initiatives to help put a stop to the surge in killings in Negros Island, we would like to solicit your signature for the attached urgent appeal titled “Stop the Killings in Negros.”
We hope to gather the broadest range of concerned citizens to sign on to the appeal which we will to send to all parties and individuals who can act to stop to the carnage.
Your help will be very much appreciated especially by the people of Negros who have suffered enough.
Hoping for your positive response, we remain,
Respectfully yours,
Stop the Killings in Negros
An urgent appeal
A bloodbath is now happening in Negros.
In less than a week, from July 23-July 28, 15 civilians were killed by unidentified vigilantes in Negros Oriental following the July 18 ambush of four policemen by the New People’s Army (NPA).
Prior to this, last March 30, 14 civilians were killed in coordinated operations by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Canlaon City and the towns of Manjuyod and Sta. Catalina.
Human rights groups have reported at least 87 killings of unarmed civilians in Negros since the government intensified its campaign against suspected rebels and their alleged front organizations in 2017.
This cannot go on. The killings must stop.
In solidarity with the people of Negros, we urgently call for the following:
• An impartial and independent investigation on the facts, circumstance and underlying causes of the surge in killings so that the perpetrators are identified and brought to justice. Such an investigation cannot be simply left to the PNP and AFP who have been implicated in the killings;
• For Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to stop inciting the PNP, AFP and even firefighters to kill more in retaliation for alleged rebel atrocities, leading to even more indiscriminate killings and exacerbating the spiral of violence;
• For the government and the CPP-NPA-NDFP to resume the peace talks so that a stand down can be negotiated leading to a de-escalation of armed conflict and reduction of the climate of fear enveloping the province. The talks should address the roots of the armed conflict without resorting to all- out war and its ensuing human rights violations.
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Transgender women (biological men who claim to be women) are invading our safe spaces, especially that of women.
Men getting into women’s sports (and dominating these, of course).
Men getting into beauty contests (and winning over real women, as Miss Spain did).
Men insisting on relieving themselves in women’s comfort rooms.
There have been a number of instances in other countries where such men have sexually assaulted women, including young girls, in such comfort rooms. Transgender women claim the right to use a comfort room of their choice. Well, what about the rights of women and girls, who are not safe in such a situation?
Women’s safe spaces are being invaded. Tomorrow, the space to be invaded will be our freedom of speech. The SOGIE bill will stifle any critical speech that is perceived to be offensive to transgender women insisting on using women’s comfort rooms. Let us have none of it.
Otherwise, there will be no more safe spaces. There will be no more comfort in comfort rooms.
