Filipinas, December 31st, 2001
THERE: philippines
Eugene Gonzalez: Man with A Mission
Not many thought that Eugene Gonzalez would be one of those who would make a career out of activism. Tall, bright and good-looking, it would have been quite easy for this University of the Philippines graduate to get a cushy corporate job, far from gut-wrenching issues like poverty and powerlessness in Philippine society.
Gonzalez had been among those at the forefront of student activism under the Marcos regime. But he was not simply anti-Marcos, he was a nationalist, and campaigned actively for a bases-free and a nuclear-free Philippin...
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