Negros Nine at Bacolod Provincial Jail 25 years ago
On July 3, 2009 the Negros Nine will celebrate the 25th or Silver Anniversary of their release from the Negros Occ. Provincial Jail in Bacolod City.To mark the occasion, the Kabankalan Diocesan Pastoral Office, the Negros Nine Human Development Foundation and the Columban Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creaton Ministry will sponsor a gathering/Reunion of KK members from all the parishes of the Diocese of Kabankalan on the 2nd of July.
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KABANKALAN CITY INKS PACT AGAINTS HUMAN TRAFFICKING
The Columban Ministry on Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation, Negros
Nine Human Development Foundation, Inc. (NNHDF, INC), in coordination with the
City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), Kabankalan, Negros
Occidental launched a symposium on Republic Act 9208 otherwise known as
Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 last May 14,2009, at Kabankalan City SP
Session Hall.The focal point of the forum was the “Hidden World of Trafficking, Trends and Situationer” which discussed the exploitative nature and the worsening situation of trafficking.
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Negros Nine Updates!!!
Forum at Hinobaan, January 27, 2009:- 80 participants from government, private sector, church and academe attended the forum.
- Local inter-agency council against trafficking (LIACAT) was forged.
- Municipal Ordinance against trafficking was passed.
- Atty. Arnel Sigue and Dondee Seneres provided inputs on
trafficking in persons.
Liane Garcia, DSWD, Provincial Officer, attended the forum. - Mayor Teresita L. Bilbao was grateful to the NNHDF for conducting the first forum on trafficking and vowed to promote and protect the welfare of women and children against trafficking in person in her municipality.
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“official website of the Negros Nine Human Development Foundation, Inc.”
This website has been set up to continue the work of “total and integral human development” that began in the 1970s on the island of Negros in the Philippines during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. The story of the Negros Nine symbolises the struggle of the poor for a better life in a safe and sustainable environment i.e, “total and integral human development”.
Many who dedicated their lives to this cause did not survive. Thousands were imprisoned, tortured, murdered and others just disappeared never to be seen again. The Negros Nine did survive and lived to tell their story. However, as of now two of the priests and one layworker have died, another is disabled and two are no longer active. Three a
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Father Niall O’Brien, 64, a good friend, a brave and courageous priest of unquestionable integrity died last 27th of April in Pisa, Italy, after a long struggle with illness. 