February 27, 2015 · Posted in: Access to Information, Charter Change, Civil Society, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, In the News, Local Government
One dream: Remembering Ka Pepe
“There is one dream that we all Filipinos share: that our children may have a better life than we have had. To make this country, our country, a nation for our children.” — Jose W. Diokno
Do not forget: We Filipinos are the first Asian people who revolted against a western imperial power, Spain; the first who adopted a democratic republican constitution in Asia, the Malolos Constitution; the first to fight the first major war of the twentieth century against another western imperial power, the United States of America. There is no insurmountable barrier that could stop us from becoming what we want to be. – Jose W. Diokno
EXACTLY two days after the first year anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolt, a nationalist died.
Photo from www.diokno.org
Today, February 27, 2015, is the 28th death anniversary of Jose Wright Diokno – human rights lawyer, senator, nationalist. Yesterday, he was supposed to turn 93.
Starting today, we will be featuring the three-part video of the PCIJ on the life and times of Pepe Diokno. This video was first aired on the PCIJdotOrg Youtube Channel on February 2012.
