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Liza Maza’s ‘Passion Statement’

By MARYA SALAMAT
Aspiring senator and Gabriela Women's Partylist Rep. Liza Maza unveils her fashion line that promotes nationalism.
Sidebar: Angel Locsin and Sandra Araullo -- Two Accomplished Women and Their Advocacies
Live Webcast: Kin of Morong 43 Speak of Despair
In a forum today, March 13, between the relatives and lawyers/supporters of the Morong 43, the relatives expressed the difficulties they face more than a month after the 43 health workers were taken by soldiers during a health training in Morong, Rizal. They spoke of the hardships they have to endure each time they visit their relatives in Camp Capinpin, the harassment many of them continue to face from the military, and of their despair in seeing their loved ones behind bars.
‘Pagtatagpo sa Kabilang Dulo’: Literature for the Missing

By RONALYN V. OLEA
In the book Pagtatagpo sa Kabilang Dulo, letters and testimonials by the families of victims of desaparecidos reveal emotions ranging from guilt, hopelessness, anger, deep longing for their loved ones, hope and courage.
‘Mrs. B’: A Monologue About the Agony and Struggle of a Mother of a Desaparecido
Written by Palanca awardees Joi Barrios-Leblanc and Rowena Festin and Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) member Grundy Constantino and directed by Socrates Jose, "Mrs. B" depicts the agony and courage of a mother searching for her son. With award-winning actresses Bibeth Orteza and Gina Alajar playing the role of Mrs. Burgos, even the desensitized and the unaware would be moved into tears. Although the two actors have different approaches in portraying Mrs. Burgos, both are so intense and so good that their performances are incomparable.
‘Dukot’ Now Being Shown Commercially

By RONALYN V. OLEA
The human-right film Dukot (Desaparecidos) is now being shown in major cinemas beginning on Dec. 2, a few days before the International Day of Human Rights on Dec. 10.
For Viewers of ‘Dukot,’ Reality Bites

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Many of those who watched the recent premiere of the movie “Dukot” got out of the theater teary-eyed – and enlightened about the atrocious human-rights situation in the Philippines.
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