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MANILA, Philippines — Martial law is the “tool to save democracy” in the country but it should not be abused, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Sunday. Panelo made the remark a day after the Philippines commemorated the…
Judge Paredes: It’s a slide to dictatorship Retired Judge Meinrado Paredes called President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to appoint barangay officials instead of electing them as a slide down to dictatorship. “Kaning election and appointment, this is democracy…
The commemoration of the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution that used to showcase the unity among Filipinos became a window into the widening fissure among groups on the opposite sides of the political spectrum. A group of…
‘Guard against resurgence of dictatorship’ TWO victims of Martial Law warned the public to be on guard against the possible resurgence of a dictatorship. Retired Regional Trial Court Judge Meinrado Paredes said Filipinos, especially young people, should…
Vice President Leni Robredo said yesterday that she will fearlessly stand guard against the return of any form of dictatorship in the country, even as she leaves the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte. “We will bravely keep…
THIS is a revision of history. When a dictator who was ousted by People Power will be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, we are made a laughing stock in the entire world. Only in the…
Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday said the legacy that the administration of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos left, which is still present until now, is corruption. “The number one legacy of Marcos is corruption. That’s why we…
CEBU CITY–Three prominent martial law detainees in Cebu were taken aback when they learned about the surprise burial of the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Friday noon. “I am devastated by…
Supreme Court decision triggers waves of anger, dissent The hammer has fallen on the decades-old issue of whether or not Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried a hero at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). In…
President Benigno Aquino III’s final Independence Day speech may draw derision, an angry outburst or a tempered response from his successor, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, but it still bears watching a few weeks from now when Aquino steps…
President Benigno Aquino III on Independence Day gave a strongly-worded speech, possibly his last as head of state, against dictatorship and the demise of democracy. Aquino, addressing hundreds of diplomats and government officials, warned that freedom may…
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