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Church activit joining protet v
Charter change
By: Delfin T. Mallari Jr.- @inquirerdotnet Philippine Dail Inquirer / 06�40 AM Feruar 16, 2018

LUCENA CITY—Opposition to Charter change has spread to a group of   LATT TORI MOT RAD

activist members of the clergy which announced plans on Thursday to NTRTAINMNT
bring their cause to the site of the 1986 People Power Revolt that paved the Jennifer Aniston and
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In a phone interview, activist priest Robert Reyes called on the people to NWINFO
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join nine days of prayer and fasting on Edsa, site of the bloodless revolt that immigration reform
toppled the Marcos dictatorship, to protest Charter change (Cha-cha) aimed proposals
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Reyes said the group Gomburza, which brings together priests, nuns,
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brothers and laity, would lead a multisectoral protest dubbed “Nine Days of explosives in Quirino
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Prayer and Fasting Against Cha-cha and for Democracy” at the People
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The protest was timed with the commemoration of the bloodless revolt that
forced the Marcos family to flee the country. Recommended by

Reyes said the event would also be a tribute to the heroism of priests Jose
Burgos, Mariano Gomez and Jacinto Zamora, known as Gomburza, who
stood up to Spanish colonialism and were executed on Feb. 17, 1872.

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The group Gomburza, known as the vanguard of Church activism during

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the dark days of martial law, was resurrected last year to again join the
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parliament of the streets, this time against the Duterte administration.

Renouncing God

“Mr. Duterte should stop his arrogance from his tower. We’re not gods here
on earth,” said Reyes, Gomburza spokesperson. “We all came from dust and
unto dust, we will all return,” he said.

“Extrajudicial killings, violations of the Constitution, disrespect of women,

removal from their posts or incarceration of government officials who go
against Duterte, abuse of power—all of these are because of his pride and
renunciation of God,” the activist priest said.

Reyes, a veteran of many hunger strikes, vowed not to eat but only drink
water during the nine-day protest.

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Jf Dr • 32 minutes ago
“Extrajudicial killings, violations of the Constitution, disrespect of women, removal from
their posts or incarceration of government officials who go against Duterte, abuse of power 14 h Katrina Hallare
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—all of these are because of his pride and renunciation of God,”

DUTERTE AND COLLEAGUES AND SUPPORTERS! HAYSSSSS KAU!
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ildie • 2 hours ago
Mag kursing na naman si idol nito. I will cover my ear soon. Lol
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Quiboloy detained in Hawaii, $350K,
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gun parts found in private plane
This is the start of gathering of forces whose purpose is to prevent an organized mafia­like HONOLULU – Customs and Border
mob of goons and hoodlums inside Malacanang from continuing to rule the country. Enforcement agents on Tuesday, Feb. 13,
Duterte thinks it his his right to continue to rule the country in accordance to his whims boarded a private Cessna Citation Sovereign
and pleasures. He should realize that the presidency is a privilege­­­­not a right­­­­and bound for the Philippines carrying Apollo
can be taken away if that privilege is abused.        

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Danidanado • 3 hours ago
I pray that it will be peaceful. Deathterte enjoys a large and violent like him fanatical
support base. I will still go because I believe it is time to show that 16M should not be able
to control and abuse the entire population of 110M. I would think that some of those 16M
will have seen the scam that was offered as change by now. I pray for that as well.
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neil • 3 hours ago
Finally, paparami­ ng paparami ang namumulat na kontra sa ChaCha ni Dutae sa hanay
ng simbahan. 
Kung ako kay Dutae, iju­junk ko na ang planong Federalismo.
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FaggutDamaso_SepSepDeButu • 3 hours ago
Tapos na ang indoctrination’s ng Social Action Center ni Faggut este Fahder Damaso
SepSepDeButu. Here they come and about in the streets! Yehey! 😂😛
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Darryl Arandez > FaggutDamaso_SepSepDeButu • 2 hours ago
Kawawa naman ang Taong Grasa sa keyboard, nahalata na di alam ang sinasabi.

Alam mo maganda mo/nyo gawin, manakot uli kayo, kaya lang matagal pa ang
Nov 1 e.
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Erica > FaggutDamaso_SepSepDeButu • 3 hours ago
Damaso is a fiction while gomburza is real hmmmp. Mag aral po ng history po.
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  FaggutDamaso_SepSepDeButu 
  > Erica •  24 minutes ago  
Bakit at sino ang nag sn!tch sa mga Spaniards para todasin si Rizal? Sige
nga..
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morning48 > Erica • 2 hours ago
correct !!! Damaso is only found in Rizal imagination. Gomburza were all
pilipino Priest and now, fighting against the demagogue, like du­tae.
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