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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…
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…
President Rodrigo Duterte’s apology to Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno over last week’s tirade may have calmed the public’s nerves temporarily, but his threat to declare martial law, even if inferred rhetorically as his apologists claimed, still…
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…
No reason to fear. That was the reaction of political analyst Prof. Clarita Carlos after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to declare martial law should the Supreme Court impede his anti-drug campaign. In an interview with Radyo Inquirer…
GROUPS opposed to vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said last week that his claims of “irregularities” in the May 9 automated elections are a “figment of his imagination.” Noel Tabasa, the spokesperson of the Anti-Bongbong…
JOLO, Sulu—President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday admitted that he considered placing the entire province of Sulu under martial law to go after the Abu Sayyaf bandits who were holding foreign and Filipino hostages. In a news…
Before I proceed with the main gist of this column today, let me congratulate University of San Carlos’ president, Pres. Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD, Prof. Frank Largo, Dr. Elizabeth Remedio, Dr. Cora Anzano, Dr. Connie Gultiano, Dr…
Window While millions of adoring fans rejoiced with Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio, who won his first Oscar as best actor for his role in the movie “The Revenant,” I was listening to another Leonardo telling some 8,000…
Kinutil He wonders: What would I do if my children should say to me: The years of martial law were the golden years of the Philippines? I would certainly feel quite a bit of pain. But I…
Former Martial Law detainees and at least 15 activist groups in Cebu convened yesterday to speak with one voice and urge voters to repudiate the vice presidential aspiration of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Worried about the recent…
CEBU CITY—Political writer, who was cellmate of former senator Benigno Aquino Jr. during Martial Law, died of heart failure on Sunday. Napoleon Rama, 92, died in the hospital in Manila where he was brought a few days…
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