Protest Broadcast 3: Cry for Justice

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The big monitor at the center of the stage flashed the title: Protest Broadcast 3, a tribute and benefit concert for the journalists and media men who were murdered allegedly by a very influential political clan in Maguindanao.

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The Philippine flag waved on the screen as a young girl sang “Lupang Hinirang,” the country’s national anthem.

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A short dramatization of the condemnable Maguindanao Massacre, now considered the worst blow against press freedom, was mounted to remind the audience about the cruelty executed against some 57 journalists and media men.

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A daughter of one of the killed journalists in the Maguindanao massacre, her eyes streamed with tears as she watched the dramatization of how her father and several others died.

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The 57 journalists and media men were in Maguindanao, a province in Mindanao Island, to cover the filing of certificates of candidacy of Buluan Vice Mayor Toto Mangudadatu and Mangudadatu Vice Mayor Eden Mangudadatu. They were on their way to the Commission on Elections office when they were ambushed by police officers and armed civilians.

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Playing a bereaved boy in the play, this child’s parents were among those killed in the massacre.

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Lolita Carbon of the popular country music group, Asin, was one of the performers who lent their voice to the very significant concert that filled Araneta Coliseum to the brim.

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Lolita Carbon sang some of her group's more popular nationalistic songs like Masdan Mo Ang Mga Bata and Masdan Mo Ang Kapaligiran.

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The nationalistic songs performed by the artists moved the audience to stand up and chant the songs with them, rekindling the people's aspiration for a better and peaceful country.

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More than moving them to stand up and sing, members of the bereaved families would cry to the lyrics and melody of original Filipino music performed that night.

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Nationalistic music artist Noel Cabangon was also one of the performers in the meaningful concert. He sang one of his famous songs, Kanlungan, a song about reminiscing good old times.

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Metropop Music Festival champion (1998) Gary Granada joined other artists in singing songs that yearn for justice, equity, and moral restoration in society.

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Popularizing patriotic songs like Bathala, Agila, and Little Brown Man, Joey Ayala also lent his music and singing voice to help the bereaved families of the slain journalists and media men.

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As artists performed their songs on stage, the big screen showed pictures and videos honoring the victims of what is now considered as the blackest chapter in the history of reportage.

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One of the main performers of the evening is Daniel Razon. He serenaded the audience with inspiring songs dedicated for the bereaved families of the victims of the infamous Maguindanao massacre.

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Singing “Pag-asa ng Puso,” Kuya Daniel lifted up everyone's spirits by reminding all that there is God in heaven whom His children on earth can always count on.

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Behind him is a backhoe imitating the one used to excavate the dead bodies, including the UNTV vehicle, of the Maguindanao killing.

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On that night, tens of thousands of people from different walks of life sang to one common song: justice.

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One of the guests and avid supporters of the Protest Broadcast concert was Bro Eli Soriano, who gave a few words about why such gruesome mass murders occur in society and why government corruption in the Philippines is also to blame.

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One of the recipients of the plaque of appreciation thanked the organizers of the Protest Broadcast 3 and expressed support to bring justice to the deceased fellow journalists.

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Before handing out the plaques of appreciation, Kuya Daniel read the inscription honoring media advocacy groups who decried the brutal murder of their fellow media men and journalists.

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Among the honored media groups include the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Philippine Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility.

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Scholarship grants were also given to the children of the Maguindanao bloodshed victims.

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Daniel Razon discussed the rationale of the benefit concert and who are granted the scholarship assistance and seed funds to start a small business.

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Daniel Razon read the coverage of the scholarship grant, and informed the crowd that financial support was given as well to the beneficiaries of the Protest Broadcast concerts in Visayas and Mindanao.

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In just one day, the successful concert reaped a Platinum Record recognition from the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI). Each of the performers was handed a plaque of the award.

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After thanking all the supporters of the Protest Broadcast 3 album, he thanked the one to whom all praises and honor are due — God.

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Before the commemorative evening of music ended, all the artists who performed gathered to sing the theme song of the advocacy of the same title, Kahit Isang Araw Lang.

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After the final bow, the crowd sees a glimpse of another public service endeavor to look forward to: iProtest.

Daniel S. Razon | Mr. Public Service | Kuya ng Pilipinas

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