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Friday, September 12, 2003
Some dads support rally v. killings
SOME Davao City Councilors expressed support Thursday to the media-initiated indignation rally against the killings of journalists even if they were not able to join the march.
In a signed press statement, Councilor Leo R. Avila III strongly condemned not only the killing of former City Councilor and broadcaster Jun Pala and other media practitioners, but also all the other unsolved cases of summary executions in the city in particular, and in the country in general.
"Pala may have tested the limits of freedom of expression, but he is a media person doing his job as a watchdog. Thus, his killing is highly condemnable," said Avila, who has been a media practitioner since 1975.
He was also the President of the Kapisanan ng mga Broadcasters sa Pilipinas (KBP) Davao Chapter from 1999 to 2000.
Councilor Beethoven Orcullo, brother of slain human rights leader Alexander, also supported Thursday's rally.
Alexander was killed on his 38th birthday in October 19, 1984. He was the editor-in-chief of the defunct Mindanao Currents.
"I am supporting the rally because our family was also a victim of suppression of press freedom. Kung mawala ang press freedom, useless lang sab ang demokrasya (If press freedom is lost democracy is useless)," Orcullo said.
On the other hand, Councilor Emmanuel Galicia said that, despite his condemnation to the killings of media practitioners, he also agreed with KBP president Roland Raval's statement that "press freedom is not absolute and has limitations."
"People should not just also pin down one person as the mastermind of Pala's slay until there is evidence to prove nga kadtong gi-suspetsahan mao gyud ang nagpapatay (that those accused are the ones who really ordered his death)," he added. AAG
(September 12, 2003 issue) |
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