This day marks the birth anniversary of 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐇. 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫, one of the country’s pioneering journalists and a fearless voice for reform during the Spanish colonial era.
Through 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐍𝐨. 𝟏𝟏𝟔𝟗𝟗, August 30 was declared 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐲 in recognition of his legacy and the vital role of a free and responsible press in Philippine society.
Today, we commemorate not only a journalist who dared to write, but a legacy that reminds us:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝.
𝐀 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞—𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤, 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡.
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🖼️ | Ayiesha Angelique Escobal
✍️ | Rojan Jacob D. Sajol
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