‘Uphill battle’ against Marcos burial

Carmel Loise Matus 08/29/2016

While militant and civil society groups held yet another rally to protest the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, two Cebu-based martial law era activists believe the Supreme Court may…

Activists protest anew against Marcos burial at Libingan ng Mga Bayani

Carmel Loise Matus 08/29/2016

Nearly 100 people from youth and non-government organizations mounted another rally at the Capitol grounds at 5 pm Monday to voice their opposition to the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng…

Farewell to Joe, the achiever

08/28/2016

Jose “Joe” Fernandez Navarro, the longest serving barangay chairman of Punta Princesa, Cebu City never had an easy life. Intimately called “Joe” by his relatives and friends Navarro, the fifth of 12 children to a policeman and…

Laban

Sofia Aliño Logarta 08/24/2016

What will I share with my students about Ninoy? Early in his life, Ninoy struggled and won over his fears. At the age of 17, he dared to cover the Korean War for the Manila Times. For…

Hero’s burial for a hero-maker

08/23/2016

“WE LIVE by symbols.” We make meaning through them — we are homo significans. The battle for the public meaning of the Libingan ng mga Bayani has now reached Padre Faura, threatening to become the first confrontation…

Ninoy’s legacy: the downfall of a dictatorship

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/21/2016

IT is especially important now to remember the legacy of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. as the country commemorates his 33rd death anniversary. Human rights lawyer Democrito Barcenas emphasized that Aquino had become the symbol of the downfall…

Militants, civil society groups protest against govt’s Marcos burial plans

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/14/2016

AS a 15-year-old student activist in 1969, Wilfredo Naga kept busy joining small pickets and rallies in Fuente Osmeña, Colon and Plaza Independencia in Cebu City to advocate for educational reform. About 47 years later, he was…

Groups protest Marcos burial at Libingan ng Mga Bayani

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/14/2016

CEBU CITY—At least 50 people from 19 different organizations converged at the Plaza Independencia in downtown Cebu City on Sunday morning to demonstrate their opposition to the plan to bury the late Dictator Ferdinand Marcos at Libingan…

Canonizing a crook

Jason A. Baguia 08/12/2016

In the first installment of Peter Jackson’s motion picture rendition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings,” the voice of the character Galadriel that actress Cate Blanchett played introduces viewers to Middle Earth, describing it as…

Marcos unfit for hero’s burial — historical body

08/09/2016

Philippine activists and a historical body on Monday criticized President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to give late dictator Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial, saying the ex-leader lied about his military record. Duterte said Sunday he would fulfill his…

Anti-Marcos leader gets online death threat

06/19/2016

Heated exchanges in social media arising from political developments continue to turn nasty and further divide Filipinos. Zena Bernardo Bernardo, one of the leaders of an online community group opposing President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement on the impending…

Media in the Age of Duterte

Ricky Poca 06/13/2016

What will be the media’s role during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte? It is said that the media is just a messenger, a bearer of good or bad news as well as the watchdog of any administration.…

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