{"id":238280,"date":"2019-11-24T19:25:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T00:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=238280"},"modified":"2019-11-24T19:25:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T00:25:53","slug":"petition-to-sue-panday-sining-over-vandalism-gains-public-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/24\/petition-to-sue-panday-sining-over-vandalism-gains-public-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition to sue Panday Sining over vandalism gains public support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Manila\u2019s Department of Engineering and Public Works personnel repaint portions of the Lagusnilad underpass after a youth group vandalized its walls. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, in a video message posted on Facebook last Friday (Nov. 15, 2019), slammed Panday Sining\u2019s act, urging them to use other platforms to express their grievances. (Image courtesy of Manila Public Information Office via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Over 9,000 people have signed a petition calling on Manila City government to pursue legal action against cultural youth group Panday Sining\u2019s vandalism in the Philippine capital\u2019s public spaces.<\/div>\n
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The petition, initiated by Hands Off Our Children Movement, wants to punish Panday Sining for defacing the walls in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n

\u201cPanday Sining vandalized some parts in the City of Manila. They have since justified [these] actions as a form of protest \u2018art\u2019 to the dismay of so many Filipinos,\u201d the petition read.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this petition, we intend to request the City of Manila to pursue legal action against the groups who did this [vandalism],\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

The petition was filed to prove that the Manila City government has the support of \u201ca large number of Filipinos who [have] have grown tired and fed up with their (Panday Sining) activism.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

As of posting time, the petition uploaded on online petition site change.org has 9,198 signatures.<\/p>\n

Panday Sining, the cultural arm of Anakbayan, has been in hot water after they marred the recently-painted Lagusnilad Underpass with anti-government graffiti.<\/p>\n

The underpass was painted with red phrases that stressed the need for the Philippines\u2019 independence; advocates for a war against martial law; and calls for the lower commodity prices and higher basic pay.<\/p>\n

Panday Sining already apologized for vandalizing Lagusnilad Underpass, but Manila Mayor Francisco \u201cIsko Moreno\u201d Domagoso rejected the apology.<\/p>\n

The petition says Panday Sining should be held accountable to \u201creclaim the dignity of our laws they have trampled upon.\u201d<\/p>\n

It notes that Panday Sining has been defying the laws even prior to the recent vandalism incident.<\/p>\n

It stresses that the youth group has been defacing the walls in the country\u2019s metropolis with the help of its affiliated groups such as Anakbayan, League of Filipino Students, Kabataan Party-list, and many other legal fronts of the communist movement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was only this event that got the most attention considering that the underpass that they vandalized was recently rehabilitated by the newly-installed Mayor, after decades of neglect,\u201d the petition emphasized.<\/p>\n

The Manila City government\u2019s Ordinance 7971, which penalizes any person who vandalizes public and private property, remains in effect. A violator will face a fine of up to PHP5,000 or imprisonment of up to one year, or both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.<\/p>\n

Domagoso earlier warned that a vandal who will be caught painting the walls with anti-government protests will be forced to lick his work.<\/p>\n

Despite Domagoso\u2019s stern warning, Panday Sining proceeded with its so-called \u201cGraffiti art\u201d by painting protest slogans on a telecom box near the Manila City Hall and on the walls of Araullo High School in Manila.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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