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The Sr. Ma. Violeta Marcos Wholistic Healing Center of the Augustinian Missionaries of the Philippines in Infanta, Quezon is named after her.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.amphil.org/our-services |title= Our Services |website=Augustinian Missionaries of the Philippines}}</ref> Her name is inscribed at the [[Bantayog ng mga Bayani]] as one of the heroes who fought for justice and democracy during the Martial Law era.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/107302/priests-religious-fought-marcos-tyranny|title=Priests and religious fought Marcos tyranny|first=Ma Ceres P.|last=Doyo|website=opinion.inquirer.net}}</ref> |
The Sr. Ma. Violeta Marcos Wholistic Healing Center of the Augustinian Missionaries of the Philippines in Infanta, Quezon is named after her.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.amphil.org/our-services |title= Our Services |website=Augustinian Missionaries of the Philippines}}</ref> Her name is inscribed at the [[Bantayog ng mga Bayani]] as one of the heroes who fought for justice and democracy during the Martial Law era.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/107302/priests-religious-fought-marcos-tyranny|title=Priests and religious fought Marcos tyranny|first=Ma Ceres P.|last=Doyo|website=opinion.inquirer.net}}</ref> |
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== Assignment to Negros island == |
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Violeta is considered helping the Bacolod Priest Antonio Fortich to the reason for justice in Negros. A priest who was a supporter of human rights had made an extensive collection of photographs of human rights cases in the island. He and Violeta made them into collections and made copy collections for Bishop Fortich, giving him complete and refreshed data about the maltreatment. This, among others, persuaded the religious administrator that the congregation in Negros needed to take the side of poor people.<ref>http://www.bantayog.org/marcos-violeta/ |
Violeta is considered helping the Bacolod Priest Antonio Fortich to the reason for justice in Negros. A priest who was a supporter of human rights had made an extensive collection of photographs of human rights cases in the island. He and Violeta made them into collections and made copy collections for Bishop Fortich, giving him complete and refreshed data about the maltreatment. This, among others, persuaded the religious administrator that the congregation in Negros needed to take the side of poor people.<ref>http://www.bantayog.org/marcos-violeta/ |
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Revision as of 08:32, 7 October 2019
Ma. Violeta Marcos, AMP (Born Maria Remedios Marcos), July 18, 1937 - April 30, 2001 was a Filipino Roman Catholic Nun who was best known as the co-founder and first director of the Augustinian Missionaries of the Philippines (AMP)[1], and for her contributions to the resistance in opposition to the Martial Law dicatorship of Ferdinand Marcos - first through her diocesan social action involvements in Negros Occidental,[2] and later as part of the human rights organization Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP).[3]
The Sr. Ma. Violeta Marcos Wholistic Healing Center of the Augustinian Missionaries of the Philippines in Infanta, Quezon is named after her.[4] Her name is inscribed at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani as one of the heroes who fought for justice and democracy during the Martial Law era.[5]
Assignment to Negros island
Violeta is considered helping the Bacolod Priest Antonio Fortich to the reason for justice in Negros. A priest who was a supporter of human rights had made an extensive collection of photographs of human rights cases in the island. He and Violeta made them into collections and made copy collections for Bishop Fortich, giving him complete and refreshed data about the maltreatment. This, among others, persuaded the religious administrator that the congregation in Negros needed to take the side of poor people.[6]
References
- ^ "group of augustinian nuns to become diocesan missionary congregation". ucanews.com.
- ^ Doyo, Ma Ceres P. (December 7, 2017). "Wall honors sisters among modern heroes who helped restore justice in Philippines". Global Sisters Report.
- ^ "MARCOS, Ma. Violeta". July 7, 2015.
- ^ "Our Services". Augustinian Missionaries of the Philippines.
- ^ Doyo, Ma Ceres P. "Priests and religious fought Marcos tyranny". opinion.inquirer.net.
- ^ http://www.bantayog.org/marcos-violeta/
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