{"id":4484,"date":"2009-07-28T01:07:35","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T01:07:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-07-28T01:07:45","modified_gmt":"2009-07-28T01:07:45","slug":"Melissa-Roxas-fights-Philippine-Government-after-being-Abducted-and-Tortured-in-the-Philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=4484","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Roxas fights Philippine Government after being Abducted and Tortured in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Melissa Roxas is a Health and Humanitarian Worker, who was abducted and tortured this year in the in the Philippines.<\/b> We never heard about her. Mostly likely because she was not a journalist connected to the BBC, NPR, or Al Gore, Roxas&#8217; case has had no coverage in the mainstream media.  <\/p>\n<p><b>Melissa was recently released, but she is fighting back<\/b> so the Philippine government and military won&#8217;t get away with what they did.   <\/p>\n<p><b>President Obama<\/b> will be meeting with <b>Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo<\/b> at the White House on July 30, 2009.  The Philippine government and military must answer for the abduction and torture of Melissa Roxas.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 29, 2009, come to the Vigil for Justice at 6 p.m., at the Philippine Consulate&#8217;s office &#8212; 3600 Wilshire Blvd. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2009\/06\/03\/18600222.php\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s more information on Roxas&#8217; case.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"296\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5361640&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5361640&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"400\" height=\"296\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/5361640\">Melissa Roxas speaks at Press Conference<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/anakbayan206\">Anakbayan Seattle<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--break--><br \/>\n<!--Session data--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Roxas is a Health and Humanitarian Worker, who was abducted and tortured this year in the in the 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