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Nini Cabaero October 19, 2004 FROM the different parts of the United States, Canada, Australia, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Ireland. They all paid tribute to the life, and death, of young Cebu lawyer Arbet Sta. Ana-Yongco. Cebuanos from around the world gave their testimonials in an online memorial on Yongco, killed by an assassin exactly a week ago. Word spread quickly throughout the interconnected world of Cebu’s loss. Over a hundred posted their testimonials in English, in Cebuano or in Tagalog in less than a day from the time of her killing. More continue to pour in. (To visit the Arbet Sta. Ana-Yong Memorial, go to www.sunstar.com.ph/yongco) They said: Justice may be lost most of the time but there were people like you who stood against all odds, never lost hope and trust in the justice system. They killed you today but our hope will be shining through you tomorrow. My family and I salute you, ma’am. Farewell. (Doctors without Borders, Voz39zam@yahoo.com) In behalf of the OFW Cebuanos, I send our condolences to the family of Atty. Yongco. I hope her death will prod our government to create a more secure and safe place to live in. I think security in our country is the biggest problem. (Geff Rubi, geffrubi@yahoo.com) I'm just wondering, what’s happening to our beloved Cebu these days? Are we not safe there anymore? I just hope the suspects will be jailed immediately. (Feil Rosales of Memphis, Tennessee, felicisi10@aol.com) The killing of Atty. Yongco is the devil’s act. What a Catholic nation with so many violence? (Arlene from Zürich, Switzerland, lynar61@yahoo.com) The merciless killing of Atty. Yongco is a manifestation of the lawlessness and rampant criminality in the Philippines. I challenge concerned government authorities up there for the speedy and no-nonsense investigation of her murder. (Ricardo Nathaniel Odillober of New South Wales, Australia, bam_rebs@yahoo.com.au) The death of Yongco saddened me. Putting myself in her shoes, as a mother, I shivered and I cried when I thought of her leaving a husband and children. (Janet of Jakarta, Indonesia, jnet@everyoung.co.id) These messages and the many more in the online memorial speak of how one killing in Cebu City can reverberate around the world among people bonded by their roots, their love for life, their respect for justice and in awe of a simple lawyer’s life well-served. (e-mail: ninicab@sunstar.com.ph) [ top ] |
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