The courts

Raymund Fernandez 11/08/2016

Except for this tragic decision to bury Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, it seems rarely now that the courts are called upon to determine the contentious truth of things important. And that’s a big shame…

Two sides of Marcos burial issue

Rina Jimenez-David 11/08/2016

The Supreme Court issues today its ruling on the question of whether the remains of former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos deserves burial in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, the resting place of heroes. There are those…

Aquino: Burial for Marcos a ‘desecration’ of Libingan

11/08/2016

Former President Benigno Aquino III on Sunday night described a burial among heroes for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos as a “desecration” of the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). “The pro [burial] seems to be one group.…

The Amboy is disgusted

Jobers R. Bersales 11/02/2016

During my student activism, there were three Filipinos we feared — and hated — the most: the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, followed by his Defense secretary Juan Ponce Enrile and then his Integrated National Police chief Fidel V.…

SC extends Status Quo Ante on Marcos burial

Morexette Erram 10/18/2016

Students in Cebu gathered at the University of the Philippines – Cebu Oblation Square reiterating their call to the Supreme Court to stop the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The…

Digong plays a Marcos card

Jobers R. Bersales 10/12/2016

The fast thawing of ice-cold relations between China and the Philippines in the wake of our victory over this emerging superpower in the Arbitral Tribunal over the former’s illegal occupation of our sovereign territory in the West…

Never forget

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/30/2016

If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten,” wrote the English journalist and The Jungle Book author, Rudyard Kipling. Kipling’s words were swimming in my brain as I temporarily resigned from…

Students revisit Martial Law to stop revisionism

Morexette Erram 09/21/2016

(CONCLUSION) The relatives of 17-year-old Tracy Catherine Talledo, most of whom remained loyal followers of the Marcos family, knew about her newfound anti-Martial Law beliefs. But the young student leader gave a light laugh when she told…

Why the Marcos dictatorship failed

Jobers R. Bersales 09/21/2016

Yesterday was 44th anniversary of the start of dictatorial rule by late president Ferdinand Marcos, a one-man rule that would last until he was hurriedly whisked off Malacañang by forces of the United States in 1986. As…

Retrieving compassion

Jason A. Baguia 09/09/2016

If social media is a clue to the quality of our neighborliness, we have much reason for disillusionment, especially if we examine the discourse in the aftermath of the blasts that killed 14 and injured scores of…

Militants drum up support vs Marcos burial

08/31/2016

MILITANT groups held out hope that public opposition continue to grow against the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani as they held another rally at Colon Street yesterday. Jaime Paglinawan,…

Another rally held against Marcos burial at Colon

08/31/2016

AFTER last Monday’s protest, another rally against the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani was held by militant groups at Colon Street on Wednesday. Jaime Paglinawan, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) regional…

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