SNAP ELECTION. Workers from Davao City and Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur rode on a truck owned by the Aboitiz who supported then President Corazon Aquino. The rallyists gathered in Magsaysay Park, Davao City in support of the candidacy of Aquino and vice presidentiable Doy Laurel in 1986. (FILE PHOTO/davaotoday.com)
The worsening arbitrary totalitarian rule that shamelessly unfolds before our eyes signals the deterioration of the state’s respect for human rights, valuation of human dignity, and respect for the common good. It adds great injury on our nation, which is now enduring the lashes of economic and social crises.