March to Mendiola... Human Rights 60th Anniversary, Celebrated…

Almost 20 different organizations celebrated the 60^th Anniversary of Human Rights together with the different alliance such as women, children, urban, teachers, doctors, workers, and professional sectors walk and shout to fight for the rights of the people from Welcome Rotonda straight to Claro M. Recto, last December 10 this year.

The movement aimed to oust Gloria and proclaim for their rights against the regime of Arroyo. According to Panggoy, member of Bayan Muna, this was the first time that the Human Rights was wrote but it was never implemented especially here in the Philippines.

“Ngayon ang pagdiriwang ng 60^th anniversary ng Human Rights at first time naisulat yung Human Rights pero hindi napapatupad lalo na sa Pilipinas. Nalalabag, nabubulabog at hindi naiimplemeta. Karapatang magpahayag ay dapat hindi pinipigilan at dapat sinusuportahan ng

state,” Panggoy said.

The rally started from Welcome

Rotonda and conducted a program to C.M. Recto until 4 P.M. . . “Hindi na kami tutuloy hanggang Mendiola dahil baka may manggulo daw at no permit no rally. Pero dapat bawal yung permit kasi karapatan natin ang magpahayag. Kaya dito na lang kami until matapos yung program,” Panggoy added.

PO1 Rodolfo Ocampo said that there are almost 150 PNP assigned to C.M. Recto and to Mendiola. There plan was to hold-up the people and if they try to walk forward to Mendiola the police will disperse them.

“Haharangin na namin sila dito pa lang para hindi na umabot sa Mendiola kasi maraming estudyante,” PO1 Ocampo said.

The team leader of the PNP police were Col. Sedanto ,chief of Police Station 7; Col. Layug,chief of Police Station 4; and

Col. Sapitula, chief of Police Station 3.