Articles in the Defining Democracy Category

“Freedom to live life as my spirit and conscience allows”
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Posted in Defining Democracy on 18 November 2009
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“The freedom to live life as my spirit and conscience allows with acceptable rules to ensure equality, order and justice to all.”
Chino Gaston
GMA News Reporter

Speak freely without fear
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Posted in Defining Democracy on 18 November 2009
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“When we can speak freely without fear, when we can move without restrictions.”
Aira B. Corpuz, 14
High School Freshman
Dominican College, Sta. Rosa Laguna

Democracy is equality and freedom that goes beyond what is written on paper
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Posted in Defining Democracy on 18 November 2009
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“Democracy is equality and freedom that goes beyond what is written on paper, determined by an elite few.  It is freedom that can be felt tangibly i.e. more options that economic freedom provides, empowerment that enables one to make informed decisions for himself.   A country where money and education are limited to the few [...]

Asserting our rights
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Posted in Defining Democracy on 18 November 2009
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Democracy is when people have the right to know why others have more than what is due them, and demand a truthful explanation.
It is also when the poor and marginalized are able to assert their rights, and win them.
Rorie Fajardo
Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project & CCJD