Duterte shaping up to be a dictator, say militants

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/10/2016

Sanlakas Cebu holds rally to mark Int’l Human Rights Day Two rally participants wore masks of late president Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda as they marched together with over 200 people from Sto. Rosario Church going…

Protesters wear Marcos, Duterte masks at human rights rally

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/10/2016

“Never again! Never again! Never again to Martial Law!” These are the shouts heard from over a hundred members of the Cebu Citizens Assembly who marched the streets of Cebu City, dressed in black, on Saturday afternoon.…

Indonesians rally for tolerance after blasphemy protests

12/04/2016

Jakarta, Indonesia — Tens of thousands of Indonesians rallied in the center of the capital Jakarta on Sunday, calling for tolerance and unity after massive protests by conservative Muslims against the city’s minority Christian governor. The crowds…

On last Wednesday’s rallies

Editorial 12/02/2016

Though size does matter when staging protests — the crowd, the area — it remains to be seen how effective last Wednesday’s protests against the Marcos burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is, not only in…

SHOW OF FORCE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/30/2016

The crowd of just over a thousand Cebuano protesters may not be as big as those in Metro Manila, but the message was the same: Marcos is not a hero and has no place in the Libingan…

Corruption: A Marcos ‘legacy’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/30/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday said the legacy that the administration of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos left, which is still present until now, is corruption. “The number one legacy of Marcos is corruption. That’s why we…

Pro-Duterte holds rally to support decision on Marcos’ burial at LNMB

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/30/2016

About a thousand men on board their motorcycles arrive at Plaza Independencia to express support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to bury the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani (LNMB). Lawyer Ervin Estandarte…

Bonifacio was a hero, Marcos was not – Akbayan rep

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/30/2016

Andres Bonifacio was a hero and Ferdinand Marcos was not. This was the message of Akbayan Partylist Rep. Tomasito Villarin during Cebu City Hall’s commemoration of the 153rd birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio at the Plaza Independencia…

CEBU HONORS YOU

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/29/2016

It will be a different way of remembering Gat Andres Bonifacio as seven Cebuanos will be honored today as heroes and martyrs of the martial law regime at the Plaza Independencia. In an event organized by the…

Militant groups hold post-Marcos burial rally

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/25/2016

Cebu City–Militant groups held another rally on Friday in Colon Street to protest over the ‘sneaky’ burial of the late dictator and former President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). Over a hundred…

Anti-Marcos group to hold rally today

Dominic D. Yasay 11/24/2016

A militant group is holding a rally in downtown Cebu City to denounce the sneaky burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) from 9 a.m. to noon today. The Anakbayan…

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…

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