Resist, speak up, SC justice tells new grads
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BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines --- «Makibaka. Huwag matakot.» (Resist. Have no fear.) Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen on Monday reprised the battle cry of activists during the martial law regime of authoritarian PresidentResist, speak up, SC justice tells new grads
BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines --- «Makibaka. Huwag matakot.» (Resist. Have no fear.) Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen on Monday reprised the battle cry of activists during the martial law regime of authoritarian President Ferdinand Marcos, as he urged young people to speak up in these «troubled times.» «Our silence maintains the status quo. Our silence ensures that others will also be victimized ... Silence about corruption and abuse of power is not only unjust. Our silence --- when we have the ability to speak --- is also injustice,» said Leonen, a University of the Philippines (UP) alumnus and former UP law dean. Addressing this year's graduates of the UP...Keep on reading: Resist, speak up, SC justice tells new grads Read more