Over the years, Bulatlat interviewed many activists who fought the Marcos dictatorship. Here are just five of the most powerful testimonies. “Every night they took 10 men, made them dig their graves, then shot them dead. Every night they also took 10 women to the boat, and raped them.” — Abunawas Kali Abunawas Kali was…
Day: November 18, 2016
‘Like a thief in the night’ | Ousted dictator Marcos’ clandestine burial draws flak
‘Marcos’ body had lain in wait for 23 years in Ilocos, why rush and disrespect the due process?’
Widespread outrage over hurried Marcos burial
“This burial today proves how the Marcoses fear the people’s protest.”
Activists slam hasty burial of Marcos at Libingan
Amid reports that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani at 12 noon of Nov. 18, activists hold a noise barrage to condemn what they called as an insult to the Filipino people.
The elusive freedom of the press
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective During the dark days of Martial Law, only a few brave souls in media dared to challenge the Marcos dictatorship and its stranglehold on the press. While there was the mosquito press, the trailblazer among journalists was the late Joe Burgos, who dared publish the We Forum in 1982. He,…