Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Fr. Pops Tentorio's Funeral













YOU KILLED MY FUTURE. She could be one of Fr. Pops' future scholars. But AFP's Oplan Bayanihan killed that chance when Fr. Pops became the recent victim of the State-sponsored extrajudicial killings. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)













WHY DID THEY KILL YOU, FATHER? Members of progressive organizations hold placards denouncing the Aquino government's
Oplan Bayanihan and the AFP for victimizing Fr. Pops Tentorio, October 25 in Kidapawan, North Cotabato. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)













BUTCHER. Father Pops' supporters picket outside the 57th IB-AFP detachment in Makilala, North Cotabato before marching
towards Kidapawan City where the Italian missionary was laid to rest, October 25. The AFP has been charged for killing thousands of civilians and political activists. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)













FATHER, CAN YOU FORGIVE THEM FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE? A woman cries as she gives her testimony for Fr. Pops. She, like everybody else, cannot accept the brutal death of a priest who has given his life to the poor and the oppressed. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)



















LOVED BY MANY. An estimated 15,000 people from Davao Ciy, the provinces, Manila and Italy witnessed the burial of Fr. Pops Tentorio, October 25 in Kidapawan, North Cotabato. They paid respects to the man who helped and touched their lives. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)














THE QUEST FOR JUSTICE CAN'T BE PUT TO REST. Fr. Pops' remains may be ready for his final resting place, but never the search for justice. (davaotoday.com photo Medel Hernani)














FAREWELL, MY FRIEND. Fr. Peter Jeremiah, PIME prepares, along with other priests, to accompany the remains of Fr. Pops in his final resting place. Fr. Jeremiah is the known closest priest-friend of Fr. Pops. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)














IN THE EYES OF THE CHILD. A boy holds a pamphlet about the life and struggle of Fr. Pops; and the call for justice for his death distributed during the two-day vigil in Kidapawan, North Cotabato. About 15,000 sympathizers gathered to witness the slain priest being laid to rest. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)













WE'RE HERE FOR FATHER POPS. Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla exchanges greetings with former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo and current representative Teddy Casino outside the Our Lady of Mediatrix Cathedral, Kidapawan City, October 25. The mass of people are preparing to accompany Fr. Pops remains in his final resting place. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)


















PUNISH THE PERPETRATORS. Jutice can be given to Fr. Pops by punishing the perpetrators of his brutal death: this is the
message of the placard that sits in the foreground of the mother-and-child image outside the Our Lady of Mediatrix Cathedral, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)

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