Awarded writer, poet urges artists to speak out, fight

by Catherine S. Valente - Pocholo Conception

Sep 22, 2024 12:18 am

'NEVER again. Never forget.'

These were the words that award-winning writer, poet and activist Jose 'Pete' Lacaba used to end a pointed speech remembering martial law — 52 years after its declaration — as he accepted the 2024 Gawad CCP Para Sa Sining medal at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Makati.

MENDIOLA CLASH Protesters clash with police in Manila, near Malacañan Palace, on Sept. 21, 2024, the 52nd anniversary of Martial Law, as they try to break through the barrier set up by law enforcers. Story on A8. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

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