Phl has most number of ‘desaparecidos’ in SEA
Phl has most number of ‘desaparecidos’ in SEA
Two days apart this week, two important commemorations took place. One evoked a resounding plea for long-delayed justice; the other, for the resumption of peace negotiations to attain just and lasting peace. In each case, concerned groups and advocates urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to act positively.
The first was the observance (on Tuesday) of International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, universally referred to as “desaparecidos.” Gathering at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, family members, advocacy organizations, and friends of Filipino desaparecidos asked Marcos Jr. to help them find the missing individuals, and give justice to the more than 1,900 who were forcibly disappeared in the years dating back to his father’s 14-year dictatorship.
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