Kin, friends launch movement for justice on Doc Gerry Ortega’s b-day
Joseph Holandes Ubalde, InterAksyon.com
MANILA, Philippines – On his 48th birthday on Tuesday, August 23, the family and friends of Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega launched the “Justice for Doc Gerry Ortega Movement” for the Palawan-based broadcaster and environmental activist who was slain on January 24, 2011.
Ortega’s daughter Mika said the group would display the images of her father in a tarp series titled “Sampung Persona ng Isang Bayani” during the activities for the victim’s birthday week.
“It’s for Dad’s birthday week. The idea here is lifted from a passage from both the Talmud and the Qur’an saying “He who takes a single life kills a world entire.” In the end, murder is more than just taking a single life,” said Mika.
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