Muslim Filipinos call for ceasefire in Gaza
Muslim Filipinos call for ceasefire in Gaza
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Bulatlat.com
MANILA — “We are appalled. Appalled and ashamed that the Philippine government has yet again sided with the United States in refusing to support the ceasefire. Gaza is being reduced to rubble, children are dying after being crushed under the weight of their destroyed homes, and the Philippine government is refusing to take a stand. Filipinos do not agree with this!”
Muslim leader and secretary general of the Moro (Muslim)-Christian People’s Alliance (MCPA) Amirah Lidasan is both angry and distraught. At the recent November 14 protest in front of the United States Embassy in the Philippines, she spoke atop a pick-up drop to a gathered crowd of protesters — students, government employees, church people and members of other sectors. Her breathing came in hitches – an attack of asthma, she explained to the audience, but it is easy to understand why she is upset.
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