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Topic: dictatorship

Human rights board says only 15 pct of 75,000 claims approved

Human rights board says only 15 pct of 75,000 claims approved

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 09:22 PM

A total of 10,616 claims for monetary reparation has been approved by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board for martial law victims, its chairperson said Tuesday. Read more »

Edsa People Power’s message to Duterte

Edsa People Power’s message to Duterte

Raïssa Robles
Posted at Feb 25 05:57 PM

Edsa’s People Power message is clear and constant – leaders are accountable to the people and the people have the power over their leaders. Read more »

Duterte will not repeat what Marcos did, says PPC

Duterte will not repeat what Marcos did, says PPC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 03:59 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte "will not repeat" what former dictator Ferdinand Marcos did under martial law, a member of the People Power Commission said Friday. Read more »

Duterte vows to resign if 'perfect' federal system set up by 2020

Duterte vows to resign if 'perfect' federal system set up by 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 03:23 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he will step down if the country has shifted into a successful federal government by 2020. Read more »

Diktador? Mga kaalyado, dinepensahan ang istilo ni Duterte

Diktador? Mga kaalyado, dinepensahan ang istilo ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 01:03 AM

Binatikos ng kaniyang mga kritiko si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte matapos siyang umamin sa kaniyang istilong ala-diktador para umano magkaroon ng pagbabago sa bansa. Read more »

OPINION: Night falls on PH's fragile democracy

OPINION: Night falls on PH's fragile democracy

Inday Espina-Varona — scaRRedcat
Posted at Dec 13 05:16 PM

Darkness has fallen. We can expect nothing from this government. As in that long Marcos night, Filipinos will just have to fall back on their courage and commitment to democracy and freedom. Read more »

11 bayaning lumaban sa pang-aabuso noong martial law ni Marcos, pinarangalan

11 bayaning lumaban sa pang-aabuso noong martial law ni Marcos, pinarangalan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 09:36 AM

Sa araw ng bayaning si Andres Bonifacio, kinilala ng bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation ang 11 personalidad na lumaban sa pang-aabuso noong panahon ng martial law. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte supporters stage 'People Power' to urge him to form RevGov

OPINION: Duterte supporters stage 'People Power' to urge him to form RevGov

Raissa Robles
Posted at Nov 30 11:47 AM

DILG official Epimaco Densing III posted a video that lays out a scenario where a democratically elected leader like President Duterte could acquire dictatorial powers straight from the people. Read more »

Bantayog to honor 11 heroes on Bonifacio Day

Bantayog to honor 11 heroes on Bonifacio Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 09:02 PM

A banking and insurance tycoon, an activist-priest and a journalist will join the ranks of the country's martyrs and heroes recognized for standing up for democracy and freedom during the Marcos dictatorship. Read more »

Mugabe relieved to have resigned, priest says

Mugabe relieved to have resigned, priest says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 03:06 AM

Fidelis Mukonori, the Jesuit priest who mediated Robert Mugabe's exit in what was a seismic moment in Zimbabwe's history, said the 93-year-old appeared relieved after signing his resignation letter. Read more »

Mugabe granted immunity, sources say

Mugabe granted immunity, sources say

MacDonald Dzirutwe and Cris Chinaka, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 05:07 AM

HARARE - Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution and assured that his safety would be protected in his home country as part of a deal that led to his resignation, sources close to the negotiations said on Thursday. Read more »

OPINION: Ninoy

OPINION: Ninoy

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Nov 28 10:00 PM

Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. or Ninoy would have been 85 years old on November 27 this coming Monday. Let us remember. I have personal memories to share. Read more »

Zimbabwean students rage against defiant Mugabe

Zimbabwean students rage against defiant Mugabe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 12:07 AM

Branding President Robert Mugabe a dark force who threatened their future, several hundred Zimbabwean students on Tuesday added their voices to the clamor for the 93-year-old autocrat to quit. Read more »

OPINION: RevGov

OPINION: RevGov

Harvey S. Keh
Posted at Nov 20 01:21 AM

Our freedoms and rights are enabled by our democracy and because there will be those who will want to take our rights and freedoms away, we have the responsibility to protect it and make sure it is kept; for, once taken, it will not only be difficult, it will also be bloody to regain. Read more »

Book on Marcos dictatorship wins 2017 National Book Award

Book on Marcos dictatorship wins 2017 National Book Award

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 10:57 PM

“Marcos Martial Law: Never Again", investigative journalist Raissa Robles' history of the dictatorship and its atrocities, has won the 2017 National Book Award in the category of Non-Fiction Prose in English. Read more »

OPINION: Stamp of Approval

OPINION: Stamp of Approval

Alan Robles — Hot Manila
Posted at Nov 03 05:42 PM

Last week, without any warning the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) issued a special commemorative stamp featuring the smiling face of the murderous dictator Ferdinand Marcos. It provoked an outcry, protests and questions. We are here to answer those questions. Read more »

OPINION: How could Martial Law happen?

OPINION: How could Martial Law happen?

Raissa Robles
Posted at Oct 30 03:59 PM

One thing that the Marcos period should have taught us is that without the checks and balances of other institutions like Congress, the Judiciary and the free press, a dictator is free to define who a criminal is, who can be arrested and who can be put to death. Read more »

OPINION: Human rights in PH: How the Marcos dictatorship made Duterte happen

OPINION: Human rights in PH: How the Marcos dictatorship made Duterte happen

Raissa Robles
Posted at Oct 25 03:57 PM

In truth and in fact, the Marcos family helped make the Duterte presidency happen. Read more »

OPINION: Winner take all

OPINION: Winner take all

Manolo Quezon - The Explainer
Posted at Oct 23 03:01 PM

The one thing you have to know about a revolution is that by its nature, it is illegal unless and until it wins. Then the revolution dictates what is legal or not.  Read more »

Bishops mourn death of Cardinal Vidal

Bishops mourn death of Cardinal Vidal

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 09:11 PM

MANILA - Filipino bishops mourned the passing of Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, among the influential leaders of the Roman Catholic church in the Philippines.  Read more »

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