The dream of a benevolent dictator

Raymund Fernandez 11/29/2016

There is a reason why a superhero like Batman or Spiderman don’t run for president. They know: “With great power comes great responsibility.” And political offices like the presidency of any country, even ours, would simply not…

Artists join protest vs Marcos burial

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/27/2016

ARTWORK protesting the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani will be posted in Barangays Lahug and Talamban and in Colon Street, as a continuation of the protest action. This after the…

Davide: Marcos burial an insult to victims

Nestle L. Semilla 11/21/2016

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III said last Friday’s burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) was “very insulting” to martial law victims since a motion for reconsideration is still pending…

Forgive and forget

Ricky Poca 11/21/2016

The “secret” burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani pushed through last Friday in order to prevent it from being stopped by demonstrations and rallies. There are those who are professing…

SEND MARCOS BACK TO ILOCOS

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/19/2016

The furor over the “surprise” burial of strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is far from over. Youth, anti-Marcos groups and Martial Law survivors in Cebu yesterday vowed that Friday’s protests were not going…

Triumph of the will

Radel Paredes 11/19/2016

It was in August this year when I last joined a protest rally. Back in college, joining a rally or “mob” (short for mobilization) as we called it, was part of our regular schedule being student activists.…

Marcos’ burial at Libingnan ng mga Bayani caught ex-detainees in Cebu by surprise

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/18/2016

CEBU CITY–Three prominent martial law detainees in Cebu were taken aback when they learned about the surprise burial of the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Friday noon. “I am devastated by…

‘Bury Marcos at the Inayawan Landfill’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/13/2016

Bury former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill in Cebu City? It is an outrageous proposal but it succinctly expresses exactly how the anti-Marcos groups feel about the burial of the ousted strongman at the…

Palma echoes CBCP objections to Marcos burial at the Libingan

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/13/2016

IN solidarity with his fellow bishops, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma echoed the objection of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, through CBCP president Archbishop Socrates Villegas, to the burial of ousted president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan…

OLD WOUNDS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jhunnex Napallacan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 11/08/2016

Supreme Court decision triggers waves of anger, dissent The hammer has fallen on the decades-old issue of whether or not Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried a hero at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). In…

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…

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