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Et tu, Ateneo?

There she was, an imeldific Imelda beaming amidst smiling students, an honored guest recently of the Ateneo Scholarship Foundation, an appearance that generated outrage from several quarters, including...

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From UP activist to hooligan

Thirty years ago, I briefly turned from UP activist to hooligan. This was in September 1984, when UP students led by Loudette Almazan barricaded the Diliman campus to dramatize our opposition to the...

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Fil-Am student gifts ecstatic Aquino with Harvard T-shirt

No sooner had President Benigno Aquino III wished he had something to remember the private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by when he received a cool gift from a young...

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Remembering Carlos Bulosan

This month marks the 100th birth anniversary of Carlos Bulosan, the writer, activist, labor leader who moved to the US. as a young man from Binalonan, Pangasinan and became a powerful voice of workers...

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Family feud and the disingenuous Bongbong Marcos

Bongbong Marcos wants peace between his family and the Aquinos, saying that story is getting old. The post Family feud and the disingenuous Bongbong Marcos appeared first on Inquirer Global Nation.

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Why Bongbong Marcos should run for president in 2016

Bongbong Marcos says he’s open to running as Jojo Binay’s running mate. Why settle for the No. 2 post? Marcos Jr., known as chief defender of the brutal, corrupt dictatorship his father led in the ‘70s...

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San Francisco Fil-Ams rekindle memory of Ninoy Aquino’s sacrifice

ore than three decades have passed since Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino was assassinated at the Manila International Airport (MIA) tarmac, but his relatives, friends and admirers have not forgotten the...

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Why raps filed vs anti-Marcos freedom fighters in US

For the Filipinos in the United States who led the resistance against the martial law regime, the long arm of American justice continued to bedevil them long after the 1986 Edsa People Power...

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Martial law through a child’s eyes – NEVER AGAIN

It all started with hushed tones and repressed messages in our household. There were furtive glances down the street; even the blaring radio stopped. Even as an 8-year-old I could feel that something...

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10 reasons Filipinos should be grateful to Marcos

There’s been too much talk about an apology from the Marcoses. Not enough about gratitude to the late dictator and his allies. The post 10 reasons Filipinos should be grateful to Marcos appeared first...

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Bongbong tries to explain VP run to mom

Imelda Marcos disappointed son running only for Philippine VP —  Reuters  Sinabi ko na nga ba, eh. I care and care and care for you children, and this is the thanks I get?! Why don’t you just get the...

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‘Never Again’ is not just about Marcos

Bongbong Marcos’ bid to become vice president turned the spotlight on the slogan many Filipinos embraced after the fall of his late father’s dictatorship: “Never Again.” Some views on this battle cry...

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Hunt on for missing Marcos paintings

The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) will seek the public’s help in the recovery of at least 200 missing art works, including paintings by Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, Rembrandt and...

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Bongbong Marcos, hindi mo mabubura ang nakaraan

Si Bongbong, si Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., pangunahing tagapagtanggol ng kapangalang diktador, gustong maging vice president dahil hindi raw siya ang nakaraan. Hindi raw siya ang nakaraang iniluwal ni...

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Eddie J. Monteclaro, Jr., son of noted editor, dies in Chicago

CHICAGO-The son of the late and noted Philippine journalist, Eddie Monteclaro, succumbed January 24 to brain injury he suffered when he slipped on the icy pavement of his driveway in Carpentersville,...

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Never mind EDSA: Remember the battles before the uprising

I don’t get too excited about celebrating EDSA every year, even though I was there 30 years ago. It’s largely because the EDSA story has been pretty much reduced to this: A dictator, in power for 18...

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That ‘martial law thingy': How Bongbong did us a big favor

Here’s an odd twist 30 years after the fall of the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos: His son actually helped Filipinos remember what one of the world’s most corrupt rulers did to the country. Bongbong...

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FM loyalists from Hawaii coming home for burial

Strongman Ferdinand Marcos died in exile in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Sept. 28, 1989, and a plane loaded with Filipino migrants brought home his body four years later. The post FM loyalists from Hawaii...

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Peace amid the bloodbath

It’s hard to celebrate peace amid a bloodbath. It’s hard to cheer the end of a civil war when hundreds of people branded as criminals have been killed without due process in a merciless witch-hunt. But...

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Greedy, philandering Marcos a bayani?

(Note: Below is a reprint of an article I wrote on April 8, 2011. On November 8, 2016, the Supreme Court will announce its decision on whether the former dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried in the...

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