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10 Argentines sentenced to life in prison for dictatorship crimes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 05:04 PM

They were found guilty of homicide, kidnapping, torture and rape, in a trial known as the 'Campo de Mayo Mega-case'. Read more »

Late dictator Ferdinand Marcos 'appears' on 'Stranger Things 4'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 04:43 PM

The first volume of 'Stranger Things 4' has finally arrived on the global streaming platform Netflix last Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 11, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 11:47 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Turkmenistan dictator's son wins presidential vote

Anton Lomov and Christopher Rickleton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 06:00 PM

Observers say his father will still be holding the reins, after the family patriarch pledged to remain in politics as head of the senate. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 25, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 12:02 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

'Never Again' echoes in EDSA revolution anniversary

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 10:44 PM

Supporters of Leni Robredo and running mate Kiko Pangilinan light candles spelling the words NEVER AGAIN at the People Power monument in Quezon City Read more »

Groups denounce historical revisionism on EDSA

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 04:18 PM

Progressive groups denounce the historical revisionism that seeks to downplay the EDSA uprising that toppled the dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Read more »

People Power ending Marcos rule commemorated

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 12:39 PM

Thirty-six years ago, thousands gathered outside the police and army camps on EDSA calling for an end to the dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.'s 21-year rule. Read more »

Protesters to gather on EDSA to remind public why Marcos Sr. was ousted 36 years ago

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 22 08:05 PM

Bayan urged Filipinos to join the commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution that overthrew the Marcos dictatorship. Read more »

Former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 23 10:26 AM

South Korean ex-dictator Chun Doo-hwan, who brutally crushed opponents until mass demonstrations forced him out, died on Tuesday. Read more »

Marcos burial in LNMB 'should never have happened' - Chel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 01:01 PM

The burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani should "never have happened", senatorial candidate Chel Diokno said. Read more »

MartialLaw@48: Pandemic of repression

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 03:55 AM

Human rights advocates hold various protests as the country commemorates the 48th year of the declaration of martial law in 1972. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 21, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 05:55 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

'Marcos Day' bill itinulak, rights groups pumalag

Diana Dy, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 06:31 PM

May natuwa pero may umangal din sa panukalang kilalanin ang kapanganakan ng dating diktador Ferdinand Marcos.   Read more »

John Lloyd, Maria Ressa join new 'Great Dictator' protest video against anti-terror law

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 05:06 PM

A wide ranging coalition of artists, legislators, journalists, educators and other multi-sectoral personalities is showcased in the second version of the much-talked-about “The Great Dictator” protest video against the recently signed anti terror law.  Read more »

How Lopez family struggled to regain ABS-CBN under Cory

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 01:35 PM

ABS-CBN’s quest to return on the air with a new operating franchise has placed the Philippines’ largest broadcast network under the relentless scrutiny of congressmen. Read more »

WATCH: Celebrities deliver Tagalog translation of Charlie Chaplin’s ’Great Dictator’ speech

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 11:24 AM

Among those who lent their voices to the project were Enchong Dee, director Joel Lamangan, Iza Calzado, Mae Paner, Agot Isidro, and Glaiza de Castro. Read more »

ABS-CBN shutdown threat 'definitely a repeat’ of Marcos dictatorship - Binay, Osmeña

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 04:02 PM

The Duterte administration’s threat to shut down ABS-CBN is “definitely a repeat” of how former dictator Ferdinand Marcos tried to control the free press in the 80s, veterans of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution said Tuesday. Read more »

Trump to dictators: 'Come on in'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 13 08:10 AM

NEW YORK - "Come on in," President Donald Trump jokingly told the world's dictators Tuesday, saying he's happy to deal with any kind of foreign leader able to help the United States. Read more »

Spain court approves exhumation of late dictator Franco's remains

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 03:22 AM

Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the green light for the government to remove the remains of Francisco Franco from a grandiose state mausoleum, rejecting an appeal against it by the late dictator's descendants. Read more »