Another journalist has been gunned down in my country, this time a radio announcer from Samar. This brings to eight the count of dead journalists in this year, and 60 since Mrs Arroyo assumed power.We, as Filipino citizens, have a responsibility to hear, see, and feel this as a grave threat against our basic freedoms.
Please, please, PLEASE email Ka Noli de Castro, our "Working Vice-President," and plead with him to speak out against these killings.
Go to Open Letter to VP de Castro and copy, edit, and send it to the feedback section of the Office of the Vice President.
Spread the word about those who speak for thousands.
Protect those who seek out information and alert the world.
Stand up for those who have god-given courage, skill, and temerity to bring you your news.
Our journalists may not always cover the things that we are most interested in. We may disagree with their views or even ridicule them for the way that they dispense them. But we cannot, as a free nation, tolerate their harassment or violent treatment, nor can we abide the inaction by local and national government in bringing the killers and the masterminds even within earshot of justice.
Take action. Email Ka Noli de Castro, and ask him to speak out against these killings and for him to take action, too.
Go to Open Letter to VP de Castro and copy it, edit it, and send it to our "Working Vice-President." (http://www.ovp.gov.ph)
You can also scroll down my notes here on FB to find the same letter. This is a simple act that can affect us all. God knows, killing journalists is already changing our nation into the second most dangerous place for journalists, only after Iraq.
For the record, please leave a comment here so that people can see that we don't turn deaf ears and blind eyes to these crimes. Feel free to post this on your FB page or wherever.
As a writer, I thank you. - Carlos
