On the night of November 20, 2009, Fr. Alberto Alejo, SJ, of the Ateneo de Davao University received an unexpected visitor. He had just finished reciting one of his poems at the opening night of the Conference and Festival on Culture and Arts for Peace, and he went back to his office because he was [...]
Interestingly, the poem Fr. Alejo had recited on the night that Toy Mangudadatu had come to see him was “Sanayan Lang Ang Pagpatay.” Here’s the full text:
I had wanted to keep this weekend light for JamBayan, but the developments in Maguindanao dashed all hopes of that. I got wind of the declaration of martial law in Maguindanao Province around 1:15 a.m. on December 5, and even though it was an ungodly hour I sent a text to Secretary Jesus Dureza, Presidential [...]
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