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What is 'historical trauma' in a time of martial law?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 07:33 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte in May declared martial law over Mindanao following violence in Marawi City, and while it was fresh events that led to the declaration, some initially feared it would be a replay of the atrocities under the Marcos rule. Read more »

Chile court convicts 106 of abductions in dictatorship

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 05:23 AM

A Chilean judge convicted 106 former secret police officers Friday over the abduction of political dissidents who disappeared under Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship. Read more »

Safeguards under martial law post-EDSA

Infographic by Pam Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 06:26 PM

Learning from the abuses that happened during the Marcos dictatorship, the framers of the 1987 Constitution put in place safeguards that would help prevent a repeat of the wrongdoings.  Read more »

Chief Justice Sereno speaks up on martial law declaration

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 04:55 AM

Speaking at graduation rites at her alma mater, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for the first time publicly addressed President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of martial law in Mindanao, citing constitutional protection against the feared repeat of horrors the country experienced under the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos' martial rule.   Read more »

Argentina shoots down early release of dictatorship-era criminals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 04:47 AM

Argentina's Congress on Wednesday passed a law preventing the early release of inmates convicted of human rights crimes committed during their country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship. Read more »

Paunang bayad sa mga biktima ng Martial Law, ipinapamahagi na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 02:59 AM

Ayon sa gobyerno, simbolo ito ng pagkilala sa sakripisyo ng mga biktima.  Read more »

Leni to graduates: Take leap of faith when necessary

Fay Virrey, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 30 06:03 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday urged graduates to take the leap of faith when necessary - but always remember that when facing such a phase of life, ask if it's right thing to do. Read more »

Behind the Curtains of the Marcoses' Joint Rule

Infographic by Pamela Denice Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 08:35 AM

As the nation commemorates the 31st anniversary of the EDSA people power revolution, Marcos insider Primitivo 'Tibo' Mijares' book "The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos" is being reintroduced to a new generation of Filipinos. Here are some snippets from the tell-all book. Read more »

Palace: 'New Macoy' tag for Duterte 'uncalled for'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 05:06 PM

MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday said former Senator Rene Saguisag's tag on President Rodrigo Duterte as the “new Macoy” is uncalled for, after the veteran human rights lawyer slammed the government for "neglecting" this year's EDSA Revolution anniversary. Read more »

Low-key EDSA anniversary celebration 'unfortunate but not unexpected'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 12:19 AM

Historians and statesmen during the dictatorship of former president Ferdinand Marcos were not surprised at President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to hold a "simple and quiet" commemoration of the 31st EDSA People Power Revolution. Read more »

Beyond lolo's memory: Primitivo Mijares grandson to relaunch 'Conjugal Dictatorship'

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 05:34 AM

JC Mijares Gurango is relaunching the book believed to have led to his grandfather "Tibo" and tito Boyet's deaths. Read more »

Primitivo Mijares: The insider turned whistleblower

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 01:20 AM

Forty years ago, Malacañang insider Primitivo Mijares suddenly vanished after he severed ties with then president Ferdinand Marcos.  Read more »

Librong 'Conjugal Dictatorship,' muling ipakikilala ng pamilya ni Primitivo Mijares

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 11:28 PM

Pero kasabay ng paggunita ng EDSA People Power movement, umaasa ang mga kamag-anak ni Mijares, na hindi malilimutan ang mga leksyon sa kontrobersyal na librong sinulat ni Primitivo Mijares. Read more »

Who was Primitivo Mijares? Gospel truths and urban legends

Gigi Grande , ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 02:07 AM

Forty years after Palace insider Primitivo “Tibo” Mijares vanished, what became of him remains unknown. Read more »

Suppressing free press is 'how dictators get started': Senator McCain

Reuters
Posted at Feb 20 07:55 AM

Senator John McCain, defending the media against the latest attack by President Donald Trump, warned that suppressing the free press was "how dictators get started". Read more »

OPINION: Why we should worry about martial law

Raissa Robles
Posted at Feb 19 01:04 AM

The youth are hungry for truth. And they are not the unquestioning zombies that some people like to depict them. In fact, they asked me some very tough questions. Read more »

No compelling reason yet to declare martial law, says AFP

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 07:10 PM

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday said it does not see any compelling reason for President Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law. Read more »

Marcos: a US-backed dictator with charisma

Mynardo Macaraig, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 03:56 PM

MANILA - Few leaders began their presidency with such promise and ended with such ignominy as the Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

Duterte: My father stood by Marcos

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 09:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he cannot cut ties with the Marcos family, even as he has been criticized for admiring the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

Duterte: I have no plans to become a dictator

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 02:02 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was not planning on becoming a dictator even as his bloody war on drugs left hundreds killed and raised international alarm. Read more »