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I have always wondered why there is no major war museum in Manila, no peace museum in a city that has often been described as the second most devastated city of World War II after Warsaw. The…
Like other Filipina comfort women, Lola Hilaria Bustamante died still fighting without receiving justice. Lola Hilaria passed away last Saturday, March 18, 2023 at the age of 97, 10 days after the UN Committee on the Elimination…
“Never Forget” is an expression and political slogan used to urge others to remember the events surrounding a national tragedy. It was first used in relation to the damages brought by World War II which started as a…
Whenever I reflect on the sorry state of the country, I always remember the time my father cut me off from whining by declaring: “You don’t know what you are talking about. You think your life is…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — History came to life once again during the 77th commemoration of the American landing on the shores of Talisay City that led to Cebu’s liberation from the shackles of imperial Japan. For two…
The portrayal of “comfort women” as willingly-paid sex workers is a misleading attempt to rewrite history and silence the victims of sexual slavery during World War II. A recent uproar began after the paper of Harvard Law School professor…
The recent deaths of three World War II women victims of sexual slavery and violence are manifestations that the survivors are dying without receiving a formal apology and legal compensation from Japan. Supporters documented this year the…
Last week, browsing through several newspapers, I noted that there was little or no mention of the daring and devastating attack on Pearl Harbor that triggered World War II in the Pacific almost 80 years ago. In…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Blue moon was shining brightly over the skies in Bantayan Island, Cebu, Sunday night, November 1, 2020. The Blue moon was expected to be seen all over the country on October 31, 2020…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The scars of the 2013 Bohol earthquake that rocked the entire Central Visayas may have disappeared. But for some, the memories and ordeal of the tragedy remain fresh seven years later. At precisely…
It is with a heavy but full heart that I bid farewell to the Philippines, my home for the last four years. As I think back to my November 2016 swearing-in, I recall vividly the immense pride…
DELRAY BEACH, Florida — A new report details multiple instances of President Donald Trump making disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military who have been captured or killed, including referring to the American war dead at…
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