Anti-Marcos group to hold rally today

Dominic D. Yasay 11/24/2016

A militant group is holding a rally in downtown Cebu City to denounce the sneaky burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) from 9 a.m. to noon today. The Anakbayan…

A can of worms, figurative not literal

Jobers R. Bersales 11/23/2016

I am not certain if President Rodrigo Duterte intended this to happen, but it appears that his decision to abide by a campaign promise — and some old familial sentiments — to allow the interment of the…

Under a waxing moon

Gerard Pareja 11/20/2016

Nyor Gamay (NG): Unsa man na ang supermoon, Nyor. Nyor Daku (ND): Kon si Superman super nga tao, ang supermoon nga buwan. NG: Ay gud pag sigig inamaw Nyor. ND: Unsa guy inamaw? Di ba kon takdol…

‘Kawaton kaha ang patay’ng lawas ni Marcos?’

Lloyd Suarez 11/20/2016

Ang kalit-kalit nga pagpalubong sa patay’ng lawas ni kanhi presidente Ferdinand Marcos niadtong Biyernes sa Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) sa Taguig City, nagpakita lang kung unsa ka abusado, way batasan ug insultador ang pamilyang Marcos sa…

SEND MARCOS BACK TO ILOCOS

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/19/2016

The furor over the “surprise” burial of strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is far from over. Youth, anti-Marcos groups and Martial Law survivors in Cebu yesterday vowed that Friday’s protests were not going…

Triumph of the will

Radel Paredes 11/19/2016

It was in August this year when I last joined a protest rally. Back in college, joining a rally or “mob” (short for mobilization) as we called it, was part of our regular schedule being student activists.…

‘SNEAKY’ BURIAL

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/18/2016

To his last moment above the ground, the deposed strongman settled his affairs in secrecy. Behind shut gates and away from public view, Ferdinand Marcos was buried with military honors at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB)…

Marcos burial opens old wounds and fresh debates on ‘moving on’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/18/2016

A well of emotions ranging from surprise to relief, anger to apathy, disgust to delight, frustration to indignation met the stealthy hero’s burial held for Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) on Friday. Social…

Groups stage protests in uptown, downtown Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram 11/18/2016

WHILE the remains of Ferdinand Marcos were being laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB), anti-Marcos organizers converged in at least two different parts of Cebu City. A group of students affiliated with party-lists…

A final insult

Editorial 11/18/2016

Even in death, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos or specifically his family and their political allies pulled a fast one over the Filipino people by managing to hold his burial behind closed gates and away from the…

Black Friday 2016

Jason A. Baguia 11/18/2016

Despite public opposition, Ferdinand Marcos, the late president of the Philippines, has been buried at a heroes’ cemetery in the capital in a ceremony shrouded in secrecy” —Al Jazeera English. “This is but the latest deception in…

Marcos’ burial at Libingnan ng mga Bayani caught ex-detainees in Cebu by surprise

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/18/2016

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…

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