TheOfficialNewsletteroftheAteneoChristianUnionforSocialistandDemocraticAdvancement(CRUSADA) December8,2010Vol.1No.3 INSIDE Politics: OnMorong43 1 Politics: OnthePeaceProcess 2 SpecialSection: TimelineofPeaceTalks3 Economy: OnBPOsandEducation 4 Perspective: OnWikiLeaks 4 POLITICS|IllegallyDetained The43 healthcare volunteersarrestedbythe Armed Forces of the Philippines (AF) in Februaryearly thisyearbeganahunger strike last week in protest of their 10th month in, whatdomest icandglobalhumanrigh tsgroups and the Catholi c Bi sh ops Conf erence of the Philippines (CBCP) has labeled, illegal detention.Thehealthcarevolunteersclaimed thattheywereundergoinghealthandmedical traini nginaresortinMorong,Riz alatthetime of arr est. They have been on trial since then. Their family members have constantly corresponded wi th the gove rnment and the Justice Department with concerns about the detainees’welfareincustody,thelegitimacyof PictureSource:globalbalita.com whiletrialisunderway.It’sironicthatPresident Benigno“Noynoy”Aquino,whosefatherwas alsoillegallydetainedduringtheMarcos dictatorship,won’ttakeamoreproactive positionthansimplywaitingforthecourtsto decide.Thedetainees–nowknownas“Morong 43”aredefenselessinthefaceofpower wieldedbytheArmedForces.TheAquino governmentshouldextendahandforthe deliveranceofjusticetothemelseitwillmerely perpetuatethecultureofmilitaryimpunity underthegovernmentofformerpresident GloriaArroyo. continuedonthenextpage EditorialBoard: MiguelCalayag,KristineChy,Zarah Domingo,DanielGaringan,JoshuaLim,JADeLima,Jules Lo,CocoNavarro,JamesRoman,MiguelRivera,Maria Venturanza
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