Quote for the Week..

"Why are the country’s political leaders quick to act on amending the Constitution to change nationalistic provisions for the benefit of foreigners or to extend their terms of office but are allergic to amending the Constitution to address the people’s aspirations for self-determination?" - Marvic Leonen,Dean of the UP College of Law, in a keynote address delivered at the 1st International Solidarity Conference on Mindanao; March 16-18, 2009 in Davao City, Philippines.

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Friday, January 25, 2008

Convicted Priest killer - free at last

Mr. Norberto Manero, Jr. will be freed today from 24 years of imprisonment after he qualified for commutation of his sentence. This was disclosed by the Department of Justice yesterday.

Manero, leader of a vigilante group, was convicted in 1983 for the slaying of Fr. Tulio Favali, an Italian national, assigned in Tulunan, North Cotabato.
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