South Korean president faces second martial law impeachment vote

AFP 12/14/2024

Seoul, SOUTH KOREA – South Korean lawmakers vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a second parliamentary showdown that appeared on a knife edge. A week after the first…

S. Korea president stops short of resigning after martial law fiasco

AFP 12/07/2024

Seoul, SOUTH KOREA – South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol stopped short of resigning Saturday over his declaration of martial law, with a vote to impeach him hours away and mass street protests planned in Seoul.…

Who is the South Korean leader who tried to impose martial law?

Associated Press 12/06/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — Decades of achievement led Yoon Suk Yeol to the pinnacle of political power in South Korea, but his legacy may now rest on a single, baffling decision to send out troops under martial…

South Korean opposition moves to impeach president

Agence France Presse 12/04/2024

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s opposition moved to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday after his extraordinary but short-lived imposition of martial law that brought thousands of protesters to the streets. Yoon’s shock bid to…

52nd martial law anniversary brings spotlight on Duterte

Kathleen de Villa 09/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — On the 52nd anniversary of the 1972 declaration of martial law, rights groups refocused the spotlight on former President Rodrigo Duterte as another figure of tyranny in recent history. “Under Duterte, ‘martial law’ ceased…

Not my duty to apologize for martial law atrocities — PBBM

John Eric Mendoza 04/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — For President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., it is not his duty to apologize to the victims of martial law under his father. “I don’t think it’s a duty for a president to be involved,…

51st Martial Law Anniversary: ‘Kung di ta patyon sa gutom, patyon ta sa bala’

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of progressive groups in Cebu said that not much has changed since Martial Law was declared 51 years ago. Carmel Angela Mata, vice chairperson of the Kabataan Partylist Cebu, said that people…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Jealousy drives husband to stab, wound wife in Moalboal

CDN Digital 09/21/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Thursday, September 21. Jealousy drives husband to stab, wound wife in Moalboal A woman from Moalboal…

Martial law anniversary: Progressive groups in Cebu hold a protest march, rally

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members from the different progressive groups in Cebu led by BAYAN-Central Visayas held a protest rally on the 51st anniversary of the Martial Law declaration on Thursday, September 21, 2023. Cebu-based labor unions,…

‘Oras de Peligro’ and Martial Law

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 03/07/2023

“Kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa?” is one of the lines by actress Mae Paner in Director Joel Lamangan‘s “Oras De Peligro” film on the Edsa People Power. It is a familiar slogan in the student movement associated with…

Battle of the brains

Manuel L. Quezon III - @inquirerdotnet 03/01/2023

Sen. Robinhood Padilla wants the Constitution amended, but not in the manner proposed by the House of Representatives. The House, recognizing what polls have been suggesting for decades now, wants to pursue amendments by means of an…

Cebu journ, comm students told: Do not deny history

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Do not deny history. This was just one of the messages imparted to journalism and communication students in Cebu who participated in a forum about Martial Law held on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.…

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