Pangilinan says Filipinos’ freedom under threat

  MANILA, Philippines -- One hundred twenty one years after the country gained its independence, Senator Francis Pangilinan believes that the freedom of Filipinos is still under threat.   In a statement on Independence Day, Pangilinan asserted that the June 12 occasion "sums up what our patriotic forefathers and foremothers gave us through their struggles --- hope and freedom."   "However, we continue to be faced with external and internal challenges that erode our people's hopes and threaten their freedom. For how can we be independent when our people are hungry for food, jobs, and justice?" he said.   Pangilinan said he is hopeful that the obser...

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