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(Larawan kuha sa Plaza ng siyudad ng Maynila) 110 (isang daat sampung) Taong Anibersaryo ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas. Sadya nga bang malaya ang bansa. Bakit maraming batang gusgusin at palaboy sa lansangan habang humihitit ng rugby? Bakit marami pa rin mga pulubi ang namamalimos sa kalsada? Bakit tinangay ng mama ang bag ng kawawang aleng namimili ng gamit ng kaniyang anak para sa darating na pasukan? Bakit mausok at lubak-lubak ang mga kalsadang madungis? Maraming bakit? Maraming tanong? Dapat nga bang magbunyi? Malaya ako at tunay na may kalayaan kung sa aking mga pagtatanong ay may malinaw na kasagutan lalo na ang pamahalaan na maibsan ang pagdarahop at pagkaduhagi ng taong bayan. Malaya ka ba Pilipino, malaya ba ang mahal mong Inang Bayan?

The article below was from Naeil.com, one of the daily newspapers here in Korea. I was interviewed last year May 2007. Ms. Oh Miok, was a 2006 volunteer sent by The May 18 Memorial Foundation to my former organization (CO Multiversity/Philcos) in the Philippines. She lived in an urban poor community in Manila where she learned Community Organizing to help empower the community. This article was showed to me a year after by another interviewer for our magazine joo muk bap on our 2008 may issue (the write up is now being translated in English). Researching about me prior the interview my interviewer found this article and gave to me the online printout. I asked our 2007 volunteer Yoan Kim who is an English education major. Yoan was sent to Malaysia and work with Empower who deals primarily with youth and women. Thanks to Mi Ok and Yoan for their help. The Korean version is posted with this titled link: “5·18 잊고 사는 광주가 슬프다” 5월 광주는 아시아 활동가에게 ‘승리의 신념’ 전해…소중한 역사 계승해야 It is said that the M...