Wearing white masks, the members of the Liga ng Makabagong Kabataan (LMK) die-in in the middle of the street in Iligan City to protest the Supreme Court decision favoring the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
The white masks represent the faceless victims of tortures, extrajudicial killings and other forms of human rights violation who disappeared during the Martial Law. They also symbolize the voices of those faceless victims who have not received justice until now and who were not heard by the Supreme Court and by the President in all the process.
“Kinahanglan nato nga maipadumdom kung giunsa ni Marcos pagpangyatak ang tawhanung katungod panahon sa Martial Law labaw na ky ang mga nabiktima ani kay ang mga kabos.”
(We need to remind the society how Marcos violates the Human Rights during the Martial Law especially most of his victims were poor.) Rayyan Gonzales, chairperson of LMK-Iligan, said.
The LMK members will gather again 5pm today in front of the Post Office in collaboration with the other multi-sectoral organizations to continue the indignation protest against the burial of Marcos.
Contact person:
Rayyan
Gonzales (09168632410)
Chairperson
Liga ng Makabagong Kaabataan
(LMK)-Iligan
lmkabatan@yahoo.com
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