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SC extends halt order against Marcos hero’s burial
SC extends halt order against Marcos hero’s burial
MANILA -- The Supreme Court has extended for the second time the status quo ante order (SQAO) temporarily stopping the plan to give the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos a hero's burial. The high court has extended the SQAO until Nov. 8. The petitioners were...
‘Be critical writers, consumers of news,’ student journalists told
‘Be critical writers, consumers of news,’ student journalists told
Outright censorship was replaced by the dominant media’s standards of “newsworthiness.”
Martial law or not, need for radical change remains
Martial law or not, need for radical change remains
“The Marcos dictatorship failed to crush the revolutionary movement. ...and no reactionary government can defeat it as long as the societal bases and factors for their existence remain.”
#NeverAgain | Students walk out to protest repression, commercialized education
#NeverAgain | Students walk out to protest repression, commercialized education
Students nationwide stage a walkout to commemorate martial law and protest its repressive legacies.
Negros folk, cultural activists reenact the 1985 Escalante massacre
Negros folk, cultural activists reenact the 1985 Escalante massacre
Every year, Negrenses reenact the massacre that claimed the lives of 20 farmers in Escalante, Negros Occidental.
#Throwback from Martial Law| Enduring torture, sustaining resistance
#Throwback from Martial Law| Enduring torture, sustaining resistance
“Until now, we have not attained justice. We will continue to fight for it.”
#NeverAgain | Groups dare Duterte to remove ‘imprints of martial law’
#NeverAgain | Groups dare Duterte to remove ‘imprints of martial law’
“Martial Law may not exist today but the social conditions that gave rise to it remain.”
Martial law survivors: Marcos not a hero
Martial law survivors: Marcos not a hero
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...
Martial law survivors urge high court to stop hero’s burial for Marcos
Martial law survivors urge high court to stop hero’s burial for Marcos
"It's so painful. It's like erasing the sins of Marcos."
Revising history | Marcos burial at Libingan ng mga Bayani
Revising history | Marcos burial at Libingan ng mga Bayani
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective When pressed about why he is allowing the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani despite the numerous protests, President Duterte justified his decision by saying: “He was a president...
Marcos’ long shadow
Marcos’ long shadow
He’s been dead all these years, although the debate over where to finally bury his remains is yet to end. But Ferdinand Marcos, who installed himself as this country’s first, and so far only, fascist, though “constitutional,” dictator in 1972 by placing the entire...
‘Inang Lupa, Inang Bayan’: Exposing sins of the Marcos dictatorship
‘Inang Lupa, Inang Bayan’: Exposing sins of the Marcos dictatorship
"There is a lack of consciousness among parents, teachers, and the entire community to impart to today's youth the horrors of martial law. We have high hopes that this could be of help to change that."
‘DepEd, K to 12 further whitewash Martial Law’ – youth group says
‘DepEd, K to 12 further whitewash Martial Law’ – youth group says
“We will not allow both the Marcoses and the Aquinos to reshape our history…”
Dictators ousted and placed on trial
Dictators ousted and placed on trial
Two weeks ago in Dakar, Senegal a special inter-African court appointed by the African Union wound up the trial of Hissene Habre, the former president/dictator of Chad (1982-1990), for crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture. International legal observers...
Martial law activists commemorate 30 years since EDSA 1 uprising
Martial law activists commemorate 30 years since EDSA 1 uprising
“What was restored 30 years ago and continues to this day are only the trappings of elite democracy – periodic elections, Congress and a Constitution that guarantees civil liberties. The people demand more than that. They demand genuine freedom and democracy that goes beyond the mere holding of elections.”
Return of the Dark Side
Return of the Dark Side
Why did not the administrations after Marcos ensure an accurate account of the Marcos dictatorship in history books ?
#NoMoreMarcos | ‘Martial law victims have long memories’
#NoMoreMarcos | ‘Martial law victims have long memories’
A gathering of martial law activists and victims pledged to keep retelling their painful stories, so the younger generation would not let these happen again.
On Carmma and karma
On Carmma and karma
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective There is a new movement that vows to reach out to the youth. The only thing is, those who gathered during the launching last February 4 were not young but were mainly comprised of white haired women and men. This is not...
Martial law victims to frustrate Bongbong’s VP bid
Martial law victims to frustrate Bongbong’s VP bid
A campaign aims to educate the youth on the horrors of martial law, and how it could happen again with the election of the Marcos Dictator’s son as vice president.
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