The masked and hooded young men sprinted in the nude through their college, holding signs reading “Lift Martial Law” and “Stop the Killings”, as bystanders laughed and pointed and others took photos. This is not the first time the fraternity has taken a political stance with its yearly bare-bottomed event. The society used its naked run during the rule of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the 1980s to protest against the censorship of activists at the University of the Philippines. Philippine chief justice warns of threat to democracy“It’s my first time seeing this”, college student Haji Viado said, with a smile. “But for me what they did was effective to get people’s attention on these issues.”Read full story

Source: The Express Tribune December 01, 2017 11:26 UTC