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Soaring number of Black Nazarene devotees sign of worsening poverty — urban poor group 01/11/2012

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Soaring number of Black Nazarene devotees sign of worsening poverty — urban poor group

01/11/2012
The increasing number of Black Nazarene devotees is a sign of worsening poverty.

This was the statement issued by militant urban poor group Kadamay after the Black Nazarene procession recorded a high number of participants this year despite threats of terror.

“This dramatic increase only signifies the increasing number of poor Filipinos who wish for relief in one way or another from their daily suffering,” said Gloria Arellano, Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) national secretary-general..... MORE

SourceThe Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20120111met5.html

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Anonymous said...

Povert is to hunger as hunger is to dementia...

God loves his ..drama shows? (Rhetorical question)

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