#JusticeForFabelPineda for Justice Denied

Wazzup Pilipinas!

Remember Fabel? The young girl who got raped and killed by two policemen in San Juan, Ilocos Sur.

Today, the Acts of Lasciviousness case filed by Fabel against her rapist, policeman Marawi Torda, was dismissed for lack of evidence.

Policemen in the Philippines got away with raping an underage girl who was gunned down after filing a case.

She was raped. She went out to file a case at her local police station on July 2 and was denied a request for an escort home. On the way home from the station, she got gunned down and was shot 5 times. She was only 15.

Today, her case got dismissed. How can they just dismiss the case? Is it not enough that she was raped and shot (5 tImeS)? She stood up for herself but in the end, the government gave another point to police brutality.

i can't stop thinking about the fact that Fabel's case was dismissed only because of the fact that her signature wasn't affixed in the affidavit.

Torda and Randy Ramos, another policeman who raped Fabel's cousin, remain in police custody to face four other administrative cases.

Rape-- the crime Fabel filed a complaint on-- is not one of the four remaining unresolved cases.

Let that sink in.

She found the courage to speak up and fight and they what? They killed her. And now the court dismissed her case. HOW FUCKED UP CAN THIS COUNTRY GET I AM SO F*CKING TIRED OF THE INJUSTICE FILIPINOS GET.

How can we ask for protection to officers from harassers when they're the one who harasses us?

To see our justice system fail every day breaks my heart for every human being that has been victimized, families who have lost so much, and to our future which is also at stake.

When will justice be served right?

My heart is aching for this girl! JUST HOW FUCKED UP CAN THIS COUNTRY GET??

The only case dismissed was the one Fabel made personally. There are still other cases awaiting the perpetrators. Fabel's death, the rape of her cousin, the polices' drunkenness on duty and their failure to submit the girls to proper authorities.

So i wouldn't say the fight is over now. There's still hope for #JusticeForFabelPineda

Former Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle tested positive for the coronavirus

Wazzup Pilipinas!

Vatican confirms that Cardinal Tagle, head of the Vatican's evangelization office (prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People, Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith or "Propaganda Fide") and a key collaborator of Pope Francis, has tested positive for COVID-19.

According to the Deutsch Twitter account of Vatican News, the Cardinal has tested positive for coronavirus after arriving the Philippines.

Confirmed by Holy See Press Office Director, @CardinalChito 'has no symptoms' and is in quarantine in the Philippines. This marks the first leader of a Vatican Dicastery to test positive. His last meeting with Pope Francis was Aug 29. But he tested negative only last September 7 so there is no worries he could have infected the Pope.

Vatican adds that it is checking with people who have been in contact with Tagle in recent days. The window of possible transmission appears short.

Cardinal Tagle is one of the most progressive Church leaders. It's sad that some DDS Filipinos are happy because Cardinal Tagle tested positive for COVID-19. They're happy because Cardinal Tagle is one of the critics of Duterte's inhumane administration.

Duterte even claimed that Cardinal Tagle was "fired from his post due to meddling in politics" when in fact, Cardinal Tagle was promoted by Pope Francis as the second Asian Cardinal-Bishop, the highest rank next to the pope.

Lord, we pray for his healing and speedy recovery.

Get well soon, Cardinal Tagle!

Pagsibol: Food security program for low-income communities

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The “Pagsibol” fund-raising campaign aims to plant the seeds of food security in low-income communities through sustainable food sheds – or climate resilient food production facilities – to help hundreds of families all over the country cope with the ongoing challenges of the pandemic.

BPI Foundation, the social development arm of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), recently partnered with the World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) for this program to provide long-term, sustainable farming solutions for low-income urban and rural communities. The fundraising initiative will be launched in the last week of August as part of BPI’s 169th anniversary celebration. To know more about BPI Foundation and its initiatives, visit: http://www.bpifoundation.org.

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From left: BPI Foundation Executive Director Owen Cammayo and WWF-Philippines Executive Director Joel Palma meet virtually to sign the agreement that will help ensure food security in the country.