Jose "Joe" Pacturayan Dizon was a Filipino priest and activist who fought against the dictatorship of then President Ferdinand Marcos.
18 Facts About Joe Dizon
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Joe Dizon actively campaigned for honest elections and helped form people's organizations in rural areas to support those dealing with land grabbing, military abuses, and hamletting.
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Joe Dizon was spokesperson for the Estrada Resign Movement and Plunder Watch, which were instrumental in the EDSA 2 people's uprising that deposed then President Joseph Estrada.
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Joe Dizon headed a movement to oust Estrada's successor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on allegations of corruption, electoral fraud, and human rights violations.
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Joe Dizon was "a shining example of a man-of-the-cloth who transcended the traditional role of a priest in Philippine society" whose lifelong mantra was "Sandigan ang masa; paglingkuran ang sambayanan".
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Joe Dizon died of complications from diabetes at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute on November 12,2013, at the age of 65.
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Joe Dizon was awarded the Tji Hak-Soon Justice and Peace Award in South Korea.
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Joe Dizon's name was added to the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Wall of Remembrance on November 30,2017.
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Joe Dizon is credited with leading the establishment of the first Catholic parish in the Diocese of Imus dedicated to the first Filipino saint, Lorenzo Ruiz, in Aniban, Bacoor, Cavite, and serving as its first parish priest from 1988 to 1992.
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Joe Dizon supported workers and campaigned for their right to organize unions, which were banned under the dictatorship.
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Joe Dizon provided facilities for secret meetings by the underground opposition and later became a key figure in organizations that openly protested the dictatorship.
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Joe Dizon led the Basic Christian Communities-Community Organizing in forming people's organizations in rural areas to fight abuses by the military, land grabbing, and hamletting.
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At the 1975 La Tondena workers' strike, Joe Dizon supported workers' demands that casual workers be regularized and granted sick leave benefits.
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Joe Dizon became active in the Justice for Aquino and Justice for All movement to protest the 1983 assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.
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Joe Dizon became co-convenor of Solidarity Philippines and Clergy Discernment Group, an organization of priests and nuns, and election watchdog Kontra Daya.
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Joe Dizon was a key member of the Estrada Resign movement and Plunder Watch.
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Joe Dizon formed Plunder Watch with Dr Carol Araullo, Teddy Casino, Rafael Mariano, Raymond Palatino, and Carmen Deunida.
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Joe Dizon hailed the conviction as a step toward accountability and transparency in government.