An open letter is sent to the President of the Philippines requesting support for their quest for truth, justice, and healing from the killings of their loved ones. They commend the President's efforts to end corruption but note the campaign risks outliving the presidential term. They recall the President's promise to end impunity for extrajudicial killings and deliver justice to victims' families. However, witnesses and families still face threats to their safety. They resolve to move forward with forgiveness and nonviolence while continuing to call for an end to impunity and accountability. They ask for the President's full support in their journey towards understanding, peace and healing.
An open letter is sent to the President of the Philippines requesting support for their quest for truth, justice, and healing from the killings of their loved ones. They commend the President's efforts to end corruption but note the campaign risks outliving the presidential term. They recall the President's promise to end impunity for extrajudicial killings and deliver justice to victims' families. However, witnesses and families still face threats to their safety. They resolve to move forward with forgiveness and nonviolence while continuing to call for an end to impunity and accountability. They ask for the President's full support in their journey towards understanding, peace and healing.
An open letter is sent to the President of the Philippines requesting support for their quest for truth, justice, and healing from the killings of their loved ones. They commend the President's efforts to end corruption but note the campaign risks outliving the presidential term. They recall the President's promise to end impunity for extrajudicial killings and deliver justice to victims' families. However, witnesses and families still face threats to their safety. They resolve to move forward with forgiveness and nonviolence while continuing to call for an end to impunity and accountability. They ask for the President's full support in their journey towards understanding, peace and healing.
Aquino III Dear Mr. President, As the gentle breeze of the bamboo nose fute reaches you, we raise our plight to your attention as we anticipate your report during your 5th annual State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 2, 2!"#$ We commend you for embar%ing on the campaign to cleanse the go&ernment of corruption and gearing go&ernance towards 'tuwid na daan( )straight path* which we fully support in our humble means$ +e %now that this campaign could outli&e the presidential term ,ust as it outli&ed our husbands, friends and neighbors who were %illed for bringing these issues to the fore in the time of the Arroyo administration$ -et we also belie&e that these e.orts as well as the li&es of our lo&ed ones shall not be in &ain$ We recall your promise in 2!"! to end the impunity on e/tra,udicial and ,ournalist %illings and deli&er ,ustice to the families of the &ictims which has gi&en new hope to many people to rise abo&e the fear and terror that the %illings ha&e caused to our society$ We %now that our 0uest for truth, ,ustice and healing faces historical and structural challenges that are not easy to transcend$ +itnesses, ad&ocates, family members and we oursel&es continue to face threats to our li&es and our health$ But we do not stop calling for an end to the culture of impunity and ,oining e.orts to bring forth a culture of accountability e&en as we are stri&ing to transform our tragic e/periences to endea&ors for healing and growth for oursel&es and our country$ We do not forget that those who arbitrarily depri&ed the right to life of our lo&ed ones and the system that perpetuates it also further compromised our children(s right to family, to education, to safety and protection, to health and happiness, attempting to push us to the pits of misery and su.ering$ We choose not to be reduced to meaningless numbers but resol&e to mo&e on with forgi&eness, lo&ing%indness and peace$ +e also face challenges in this ,ourney and we count on your full support and wish our support to you as well$ We cherish this moment that we can wor% together towards understanding, peace and healing of our people and our land$ Sincerely, Florence Macagne-Manegdeg Myrna Parangan-e!lando
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