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The Waters of Manila Bay are Never Silent
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The Waters of Manila Bay are Never Silent

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A journalist's struggle to bring to justice to a boy who was unjustly killed after being tagged as a drug runner and his fight to defend the weak and the voiceless caught in the middle of the government's war against illegal drugs

When an article about a boy who was killed after being tagged by police as a drug runner lands on his desk, journalist Zechariah 'Zeke' Dipasupil feels the story deserves to be on the front page. He empathizes with the dead boy whose cries were unjustly silenced since he also lost his voice as a child. He grew up without knowing his father and had to look after his mother who suffered from depression and other ailments. His fight to defend the weak and the voiceless caught in the middle of the government's war against illegal drugs is reminiscent of the activist movement during the Martial Law years in the Philippines. Later, he meets his long lost grandmother who reveals the truth about his father. As he struggles to rise above societal oppression, he finally finds the courage to respond to the many

unsettling silences in his personal life.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Penguin Random House SEA
Country
SG
Date
12 April 2023
Pages
194
ISBN
9789815017991

A journalist's struggle to bring to justice to a boy who was unjustly killed after being tagged as a drug runner and his fight to defend the weak and the voiceless caught in the middle of the government's war against illegal drugs

When an article about a boy who was killed after being tagged by police as a drug runner lands on his desk, journalist Zechariah 'Zeke' Dipasupil feels the story deserves to be on the front page. He empathizes with the dead boy whose cries were unjustly silenced since he also lost his voice as a child. He grew up without knowing his father and had to look after his mother who suffered from depression and other ailments. His fight to defend the weak and the voiceless caught in the middle of the government's war against illegal drugs is reminiscent of the activist movement during the Martial Law years in the Philippines. Later, he meets his long lost grandmother who reveals the truth about his father. As he struggles to rise above societal oppression, he finally finds the courage to respond to the many

unsettling silences in his personal life.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Penguin Random House SEA
Country
SG
Date
12 April 2023
Pages
194
ISBN
9789815017991