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Clarification on the International Response to the Ateneo Statement and the World Youth Alliance
December 4, 2008
On December 3, 2008, the Philippine Daily Inquirer carried a full-page ad on page A19 with the heading: “International Scholars Speak...”. It contained an open letter signed by 42 theologians, philosophers and professors speaking against the Reproductive Health Bill. The source of the Response was cited as follows:
Downloaded from http://franciscotatad.blogspot.com, courtesy of individual Catholic donors, in cooperation with World Youth Alliance, Executive and International Director for Asia-Pacific, and International Right to Life Federation, Governing Board Member for Asia-Pacific.
This is to clarify that the World Youth Alliance (WYA) is not the author or involved in the drafting of the Response, nor was the Organization involved in placing the Response in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Senator Francisco Tatad is a World Youth Alliance Board Member for the Asia Pacific Region. The tagline mistakenly implies that this letter is related to the work of the WYA. The response was simply sent through networks that the Senator Tatad is linked to as a board member of the World Youth Alliance and other organizations.
For any further questions or comments, you may contact the WYAAP office at asiapacific@wya.net.
WYAAP ACTIVITES TO LOOK FORWARD TO:
i-Faith Talk on Mysticism (November 8, 2008) - This is the 3rd installment of our i-Faith lecture series. Understand what mysticism means in both Islam and Catholicism as explained by experts on these topics.
WYA Asia Pacific General Assembly (November 15, 2008) - Get to know WYAAP and our members by attending the General Assembly in the WYAAP office. We will talk about WYAAP's plans for the rest of the year and the activites for 2009. Everyone is invited to come!
WYAAP joins Circle of Life (November 30, 2008) - WYAAP will join Ateneo Kythe in Quezon City Circle. We will be having a mask-making booth and we need volunteers who want to spend some time with child patients.
GK Michael's Village Build (December 6, 2008) - Spend your Saturday with us as we build homes and foster community building with GK Michael's Village in Tatalon, Quezon City.
WYAAP Christmas Outreach (December 13, 2008) - Share the Holiday spirit with children from the Concordia Chidren's Services in Sta. Mesa, Manila with other WYA members. We will be having a party for the kids filled with fun and surprises!
Decade of Dignity and Development Events (January - July 11, 2009) - WYAAP is celebrating WYA's 10 anniversary through different events from the start of the year until July 2009. Our 3-day international conference will happen on July 8-10, 2009. Watch out for all the activities that we will be having for DDD.
You may contact the WYAAP office at asiapacific@wya.net or at +63 2 4330715 for more details about any of these events.
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To submit your application form, you may e-mail it to the WYAAP Regional Director of Operations Desiree Go at desiree@wya.net, or through post, to WYA Asia Pacific, Unit 203 Torres Building, 321 Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108 Philippines. Contact Desiree at desiree@wya.net or at +63 2 4330715 for more information on how to join our Certified Training Program.
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