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Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors were asked to reverse their ruling that dismissed the murder complaint filed against 17 policemen for the death of labor leader Emmanuel “Manny” Asuncion during the so-called “Bloody Sunday” killings in Southern Tagalog provinces on
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“The appalling inhumanity of the State does not end with their gruesome, extrajudicial killings: they continue to deny the remains of their victims from death to funeral while putting their families to the torturous experience and misery of having to beg on their knees for the remains of their own loved ones.”
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – Victimized twice over.
This is how Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan described the plight of families of four individuals who were killed in what is now known as Bloody Sunday.
It took four days before police and military finally released of the remains of urban poor activists Melvin Dasigao and Mark Lee Corros Bacasno, and the Dumagat farmers Puroy Dela Cruz, and Randy Dela Cruz.
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Manny Asuncion: A worker who embraced the bigger fight for social justice
By JUSTIN UMALI
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna Activists use the term ‘ka’, short for ‘kasama’ (comrade), as a term of endearment and a sign of respect to those who willingly took on the road less travelled. For his comrades in the Southern Tagalog region, Emmanuel Asuncion was more than just ‘Ka Manny’; he was a father of struggle in Cavite.
Those who knew him will say the same: he was always full of insight. He always had something to share during meetings, and you would be hard-pressed to try and stop him.