Yesterday, different sectors of Davao City and nearby cities and provinces converged at Freedom Park and marched to Rizal Park in order to protest the passage of HR 1109 and the so-called Constitutional Assembly of the Congress.

And like a slap on the face, one of the battlecries during the rally was this…

SHAME ON YOU CONGRESSMAN PROSPERO NOGRALES!

The Davao City Council is unanimous in fighting against Con Ass and has passed a resolution to express their indignation. Unlike “representatives” Nograles (District 1), Vincent Garcia (Dist 2), and Isidro Ungab (Dist 3), the city councilors truly represented the stand of their Davaoeño constituents. Among the councilors present during yesterday’s rally were Angela Trinidad-Librado, Myrna Dalodo-Ortiz, Tomas Monteverde III, Nilo Abellera, Pilar Braga, and Danilo Dayanghirang.

To kick off the rally, a statement from the People’s March Movement was read…

Two points against Con Ass were repeated and highlighted throughout the rally…

1. Now is not the time for a change of form of government and term extensions; and
2. No to the selling out of national patrimony via the allowing of foreign ownership of Philippine land and natural resources.

Dayanghirang pointed out that each public servant has a contract with the people. And their contract is about to expire. As a public servant, one should not go beyond or seek to extend that contract if the people does not will it.

The rally proceeded smoothly and there were policemen guarding the area. I even saw some policemen taking photos. Among the groups represented were Bayan Muna, Gabriela, the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), and some local colleges and universities. The crowd wasn’t as big as I anticipated, but I think we did our part in saying no to Con Ass, no to HR 1109, no to Gloria Forever and telling the Philippines that Davao is not Nograles and Nograles is not Davao! I think we lighted our own beacon of hope…

(more photos here)

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