By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Much has already been said about the historical revisionism, callousness and political implications of the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The accountability of President Duterte for allowing the burial, as well as that of all post-martial law presidents for their…
“Don’t they know Marcos was a convicted plunderer and human rights violator?”
Wouldn’t the injustice suffered by the victims of the Marcos dictatorship become starker if the Supreme Court allowed the burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani of the dictator’s body – years after his ouster by the Filipino people in 1986 and death in exile in Hawaii in 1989? Would it be right and just…
Survivors of martial law, former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares and Bonifacio Ilagan, vice chairperson of Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Aresto (SELDA) insist that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos should not be accorded a hero’s burial. Video and editing by RONALYN V. OLEA
“It’s so painful. It’s like erasing the sins of Marcos.”
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The progressive party-list group Bayan Muna is accusing a group closely allied with the Aquino government of resurrecting a legislative measure that is “ contrary to the interest of human rights victims.” Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares criticized Akbayan lawmaker Walden Bello for allegedly undermining the House…
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The poor are still poor, exploited and oppressed. Today, social justice remains elusive, and the culture of impunity prevails, like it was under martial law.” – Karapatan
Sidebar: Aquino urged to indemnify victims, free all political prisoners
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Insofar as civil and political rights are concerned, dictatorial and repressive rulings in laws and jurisprudence remain and are still being abused.” – Edre Olalia, secretary general of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A “ paradox,” that is how the human rights group Samahan ng Ex-detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (Selda) described the recommendation of Vice president Jejomar Binayto give full military honors to the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos. Selda is an organization of former political prisoners. President Benigno…