NATIONAL CITIZENS MOVEMENT FOR FREE ELECTIONS (NAMFREL)

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November 5, 2013

NAMFREL mourns the passing of Fr. ose !. "i#on, $onvenor of e%e$tion monitoring organi#ation &ontra'"a(a. )n his *0 (ears of priesthoo+, Fr. "i#on +e+i$ate+ his %ife not on%( to his faith but a%so in the servi$e of the poor an+ to human rights, espe$ia%%( ,or-ers. rights. /e ,as a$tive%( invo%ve+ in the anti'+i$tatorship movement, an+ most re$ent%( he ,as invo%ve+ in the movement to abo%ish the por- barre%. As $onvenor of the po%% ,at$h+og &ontra'"a(a, he %e+ $on$erne+ organi#ations an+ se$tors in the +eman+ for a++itiona% safeguar+s to the automate+ e%e$tion s(stem an+ for vigi%an$e against e%e$tion frau+, an+ in e0posing irregu%arities in the e%e$tions. Whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be frst among you shall make himself servant of all. Think of the Son of Man who has not come to be served but to serve... 1Mar- 102*2'*53 45ive 6usti$e to the ,ea- an+ the orphan7 +efen+ the poor an+ the oppresse+.4 1!sa%m 82233 Ma( Fr. "i#on.s %ega$( of $ommitment to so$ia% 6usti$e an+ free an+ fair e%e$tions $ontinue to be an inspiration to us a%% an+ spur Fi%ipinos to a$tion.