“Given the present-day realities, is EDSA still worth celebrating?” In February 1986, the Filipinos booted out of power the dictatorship of Marcos by staging a bloodless revolt. The revolt effectively ended the 20-year dictatorial rule by the Marcos regime characterized by excesses, suppression of human rights, and plunder of the economy. (Editor’s Note: Marcos, was …
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De Lima’s safety is Marcos’ responsibility
“The least the government can do now is to take steps to ensure her safety, conduct a thorough investigation on the matter, and expedite the resolution of the remaining cases.” Filipinos got a big scare yesterday when news came out that former senator Leila de Lima was held hostage inside her detention cell at camp …
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Sagot sa SONA ni Marcos: Umasa, Lumaban, Magpatuloy Tayo
Sa kabila ng mga oportunidad na tinalakay natin sa kolum na ito noong nakaraan, nakalambitin pa rin ang tanong—ano ang plano ng bagong pangulo na si Marcos Jr. para sa mga Pilipino? Ayon sa Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, ang mga sumusunod ang priority ng pangulo: agricultural at food security, climate change adaptation, economic recovery, improved …
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Ang unang SONA ni BBM vs People’s Agenda
‘Nangingingibabaw pa rin ang paghahanap kung nasaan ang mamamayang Pilipino sa gobyernong ito’ Co-written with Bernardine de Belen Noong nakaraan, inilista namin ang mga dapat abangan at bantayan sa unang SONA ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Ngayong tapos na ang SONA, nararapat namang ikumpara ito sa 9-point People’s Agenda for Change na naglalayong ipahayag ang mga dapat pagtuunan …
A Marcos’ 1st SONA: Is there hope under all the mistruths?
‘Whether we like it or not, this SONA is important’ Co-written with Bernardine de Belen Newly inaugurated president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) will be delivered on the 25th of July. Everyone’s waiting with anticipation; whether that anticipation is with hope, anger, or grief, it is anticipation nonetheless. This …
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Ang Super Majority ni Marcos Jr. sa Kongreso
Ngayong opisyal nang nagsimula ang bagong pamumuno ni Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., nais kong talakayin kasama kayo ang isang mahalagang bahagi ng kanyang pagkaPangulo—ang Kongreso. Sa column ngayong araw, ipapaliwanag ko kung bakit mahalaga ang Kongreso ng Pilipinas at paano ito maaaring maging mapanganib sa ilalim ng bagong administrasyon. Mahalaga ang Kongreso ng Pilipinas dahil …
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Understanding the Marcos victory
“As much as I do not like it, I wish presumptive President Ferdinand Marcos. Jr. the best in the years to come.” When Ferdinand Marcos was booted out of the country, and together with family members and a few close associates were forced into exile in 1986 in the wake of the EDSA People Power …
National Unity After the Elections
“I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. Love one another as I have loved you”. This is Jesus’s final message to his disciples. Love is the central theme of God’s relationship to man. It is this infinite love why God sent …
The Future of Climate Justice in the Philippines
What Marcos’ election means for the environmental movement In February 1986, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in major regions of the Philippines to call for the ouster of Ferdinand Marcos. Widely known as a non-violent revolt, the so-called EDSA People Power Revolution struck the final blow to two decades of authoritarian …
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Unsa ang naa sa Atong Kaugmaon Pagkahuman sa Eleksyon?
Sa nagapagamay nga paglaum nga mabaliktad pa ang resulta sa eleksyon, adunay nabuo gikan sa kampanya ug kandidatura nila Leni-Kiko nga magpadayon sa administrasyon ni Marcos Jr. Isinulat ni Tony La Viña. Isinalin sa Bisaya ni Dinah Faye Balleco Tagalog; Wala pa nahuman ang usa ka adlaw pagkahuman sa pagsirado sa mga presinto, murag aduna …
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