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This Christmas, amid traffic jams, the crowds, high prices, we persevere. We light up the trees. We put up lanterns. We patiently beat the long queue just to be home for Christmas. We hope and pray that in 2026, the guilty are punished and governance will be better. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
The Alpha Phi Omega fraternity at the University of the Philippines-Manila held its the annual Oblation Run last Dec. 12 with the massive corruption involving senators, congressmen, public officials and private contractors in the government's flood control projects as the target of its protest action.
Protestors, led by human rights group 'Karapatan,' denounced the unabated human rights violations in the country and the massive corruption involving senators, congressmen, public officials and private contractors.
The outrage is still there over the trillions of pesos worth of public funds that were diverted to pockets of senators, congressmen, other public officials and contractors.But the shouts and placards in the two separate rallies held on Nov. 30 show a growing sense of frustration over what many people feel is the slow pace of making those involved accountable.
Relief and then, joy filled the room after the presiding judge of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court in The Hague announced that they rejected the appeal of former president Rodrigo Duterte for an interim release.
Senators honored former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile during the necrological service Nov 19 at the Senate Plenary Hall, his stage for many years. He was Senate president from 2008 to 2013.
In his response during the awarding ceremonies held Nov. 7 at the Manila Metropolitan Theater, Fr. Flavie said, “I dedicate this Award to those whose names may never appear on plaques or in the news—the families of the slain, the poor who still dream, the volunteers who choose compassion over comfort, and my fellow missionaries who believe that the Church must carry the scent of its people.”
Keeping up with the times, we saw a flooded cemetery in Cavite and Halloween-costumed protest actions. The day before All Saints Day, Ramon Magsaysay awardee Fr. Flavie Villanueva, said mass for the victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s Extrajudicial killings at the Dambana ng Paghilom. Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.
Farmers left their fields and marched to the streets on Oct. 21 to protest the massive corruption that are destroying the agricultural sector and their lives.
The Claret School of Quezon City came up with an enjoyable way of denouncing the corruption scandal in the country while holding a soccer tournament.
