'For now, I think that the institutions of government are useless in defending victims of human rights violations, hindi lang enforced disappearance,' Edita, mother of missing activist Jonas Burgos, says
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Nicole is new to this – on Wednesday in Bantayog, she sat and listened to the other families of desaparecidos, nodding and clapping at various moments, and crying in some. Her brother Norman is just 25 years old, a hardworking farmer, she said, in their hometown of Nueva Ecija. Nicole told Rappler that there was no clear reason why her brother was abducted. Norman is not involved in anything except for farming, she said, which is their family’s source of livelihood. Karapatan said Norman was abducted along with Lee Sudario, who was alleged to be a member of the New People’s Army , a group designated as terrorists under the disputed Anti-Terrorism Law, a pet law of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
Ligaya was left with their five children. To survive, she accepted laundry work and became a scavenger. Aside from economic struggle, Ligaya and her children were also concerned about their safety at the time.Naku, parang maloloka ako noon. No’ng mga unang-unang araw, isang linggo, isang buwan, para akong loka-loka. Biro mo, may threat pa kami. Sa gabi, pagtulog namin, lumilipat kami sa ibang bahay.
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