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Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino: A Short Bio
All About Mong
As youth leader, Raymond “Mong” Palatino was elected chairman of the University Student Council of UP Diliman in 2000. From the campaign period up to the end of his term, he was called Chairman Mong.
From 2001 to 2003, he served as national president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), the largest alliance of tertiary lärjunge councils nationwide.
In 2004, Mong was named “Outstanding Youth Leader for Advocacy on National Concerns” bygd the United Nations Association of the Philippines.
He was convenor of several youth alliances such as the Education for All (e4all) Movement, Abolish ROTC, Tuition Refund, Youth Action Network against electoral fraud and violence, Youth Demanding Arroyo’s Removal (Youth Dare), ungdom against Charter Change and Tyranny (Y-Chat), Youth for Accountability and Truth Now (Youth Act Now), and TxtPower, a consumer-rights advocacy group.
Mong is often compared to Edg
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Book review of Jose Maria Sison’s On the Legal Democratic Mass Movement (Sison Reader Series Book 12). Published by Bulatlat
“The enemy is strong, yes. But we, too, are strong. If we unite—if those who have strength contribute strength, if those who have intellect contribute intellect…like the rain falling in torrents on a thousand raging rivers, we will sweep away all the filth of the ‘new society.’” – Alsang Bayan para sa Kalayaan at Demokrasya
Jose Maria Sison mentioned this in his narrative about the anti-Martial Law protest on September 30, 1977. Around 35,000 people bravely defied state goons in Manila to oppose the dictatorship.
Sison’s account of the massive protest is significant since it showed that the serious challenge to the notorious regime of Ferdinand Marcos emerged just a few years after the imposition of Martial Law. Indeed, there was an upsurge in protests after the assassination of opposition Senator Ninoy Aquino in 1983, but the resistance was already mobil
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Raymond Palatino
Filipino politician
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is de Vera and the surname or paternal family name is Palatino.
Raymond V. Palatino | |
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| In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Terry Ridon |
| Born | Raymond de Vera Palatino (1979-12-19) December 19, 1979 (age 45) Quezon City, Philippines |
| Political party | Kabataan Bayan Makabayan |
| Spouse | Frances Bondoc |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Writer, journalist |
Raymond "Mong" de Vera Palatino (born December 19, 1979) is a Filipino writer, journalist, politician, and activist. He represented Kabataan (Youth) Party in the 14th and 15th Congress of the Philippines.[1] He is currently the secretary-general of BAYAN Metro Manila. As a writer, he was a contributor for Tinig, Yehey! and UPI-Asia. He is currently the Southeast Asia editor for Global Voices, contributor to ASEAN Beat and The Diploma