If there is anyone who knows what Martial Law was like, it would be people like Carmencita Mendoza-Florentino and Rodolfo del Rosario, who were both victims of the Marcos dictatorship. Many people thought that after Marcos’ ouster in 1986 no dictatorship would ever happen again, but Florentino and Del Rosario believe otherwise. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN…
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Zap at Static
Habang nanonood ang mga tao sa kanilang mga telebisyon, bigla na lamang nag-zap sa tuldok ang mukha ni Marcos. At biglang naglabasan ang mga abong static, tila naglipanang gamu-gamo sa matimyas na tuldok na tumapos sa pagkapangulo ni Marcos. Ni Roland Tolentino Bulatlat.com Ang alaala ko sa deklarasyon ng martial law noong 1972 ay isang…
Marcos Kin, Allies Still within Corridors of Power
Even as his relatives prepare to lay the remains of the deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos in their new-found final resting place for him in his hometown of Batac, Ilocos Norte, those who lorded it over during his 20-year rule are still within the corridors of power. Their former patron may be dead but their political…
31 Years Later: Still Waiting, Still Fighting
The walk to the Rizal Park before dusk in 1975 proved to be not just a stroll for 46-year old Amparo Diaz, an organizer of the urban poor in Tondo, Manila. She found herself picked up by armed men and herded into a jeep. BY DABET CASTANEDA Bulatlat.com The walk to the Rizal Park before…
The Specter of Martial Law
Thirty four years since the declaration of Martial Law and 20 years since its downfall through a people power uprising, the specter of another dictatorship is more real today than ever. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Thirty four years since the declaration of Martial Law and 20 years since its downfall through a people power uprising,…
“To Forget is a Crime”: Civil Libertarians Remember “Those Who Fell in the Night”
BY Bulatlat.com Posted 2:00 p.m., Sept. 20, 2006 Saying that “to forget them is a crime”, civil libertarians today remembered and paid tribute to the martyrs and heroes – those who were killed or abducted –during the Martial Law regime, and under the Arroyo administration. Framed black and white pictures of victims of political killings…
The May 10 elections: Unique – But the Same
THE May 10 elections had certain unique characteristics. Overall, however, they were no different from past Philippine elections. By LUIS V. TEODORO POLITICAL ANALYST, CENTER FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT AND GOVERNANCE Posted by Bulatlat.com
Compensation Bill for Mendiola Massacre Victims Sought, Party-list Anakpawis to revive 1987 massacre case
Seventeen years ago last week in Mendiola at the approach of the presidential palace, Marines and police opened fire at some 30,000 peasant protesters. After the smoke cleared, 13 of the marchers lay dead. Today, organizers of that tragic rally want the massacre case reopened for justice and a bill filed in Congress for the…