Rally at Capitol against Marcos’ Libingan burial scheduled for Monday

Carmel Loise Matus 08/27/2016

SEVERAL groups against the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani are expected to attend an “educational and protest gathering” at the Capitol grounds tomorrow. The protest action organized by the…

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…

Davide not in favor of Marcos burial at Libingan ng mga Bayani

Carmel Loise Matus 08/16/2016

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III disagreed with the Duterte administration’s plan to allow the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The governor told reporters in Tuesday’s press conference that he…

Luigi favors Marcos burial at Libingan ng mga Bayani

08/15/2016

MANDAUE City Mayor Gabriel Luis “Luigi” Quisumbing said he favors President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to allow the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani. “Importante gyod kaayo nga (It’s important that)…

Marcos is not a hero – protesters

08/15/2016

Protesters on Sunday denounced President Duterte’s decision to allow the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani, saying it trampled upon history and betrayed the memory of those slain during the…

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…

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…

Leni needs more than 10 days to respond

07/11/2016

Defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is making it hard for the legal team of Vice President Leni Robredo to answer his election fraud allegations after the former senator filed the “longest election protest ever”…

Better automated elections

Editorial 05/17/2016

By the time this piece gets published, the National Board of Canvassers may or have yet to proclaim either Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo or Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as the country’s vice president. Regardless of…

The more things change, the more they stay the same

Fernando Fajardo 05/12/2016

The more things change, the more they stay the same, said Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr in French. This is perhaps really true in life. Seemingly, nothing really changes. I was a child, now I am a man. I…

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