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Filipinos urged to unite vs COVID-19 on 35th anniversary of EDSA People Power

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 08:03 AM

The Filipino people should unite against COVID-19 just as they did during the 1986 EDSA Revolution, an official said Thursday. Read more »

What happens to Myanmar if the US imposes new sanctions?

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 04 01:51 PM

The Southeast Asian country is no stranger to restrictions from foreign powers, so will fresh ones make any difference? Unrest in Myanmar could spook Chinese investors, observer says. Read more »

Myanmar coup raises risk of delays for Chinese investors, analyst says

Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 03 06:56 PM

The military announced that it will replace top government officials in departments, ranging from finance to foreign economic relations. This could mean that some deals will have to be renegotiated, an observer says. Read more »

Japan defense official: Myanmar coup could increase China's influence in region

Reuters
Posted at Feb 02 04:45 PM

The world's democracies would risk pushing Myanmar into the arms of China if their response to the coup closes channels for communication with the Southeast Asian country's powerful generals, Japan's deputy defense minister said on Tuesday. Read more »

Meet the artist slash activist behind UP’s much talked about barricade

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jan 29 02:57 PM

“Barikada now not only represents a commemoration of the Diliman Commune but becomes an essential visual response to current developments concerning the university and state forces.”   Read more »

Trump sees power as private property – a habit shared by autocrats throughout the ages

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Jan 19 10:48 PM

Shortly before crowds of his supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, Donald Trump implored them to “take back our country.” His words echoed a long history of authoritarians who have attempted to privatize power and turn it into personal property. Read more »

Propaganda web: Pro-Marcos literature, sites, and online disinformation linked

Enrico Berdos, VERA Files
Posted at Dec 12 04:06 AM

Heritage sites in Ilocos Norte and propaganda books all promoting the “greatness” of dictator Ferdinand Marcos are linked to one another, a study by two University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman researchers from the Marcos Regime Research Group concluded. Read more »

Gatchalian belies reports Senate panel voted to approve Marcos Day bill

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 10:17 AM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday belied reports that a Senate panel voted in favor of the approval of a bill declaring September 11 as a special non-working holiday in Ilocos Norte to commemorate the birth anniversary of former President Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

'An end to the chapter of dictatorship': Chileans vote to draft a new constitution

Pascale Bonnefoy, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 26 11:08 AM

The existing charter, drafted without popular input during the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet and approved in a fraudulent plebiscite in 1980, was widely blamed for blocking change — and seen as a lingering link to a grim chapter in Chile’s history. Read more »

'Wala tayong respeto sa ating kasaysayan': Imee Marcos bats for Philippine film, news archives

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 04:42 PM

Sen. Imee Marcos on Tuesday urged the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) to start archiving films and news footage to help Filipino film makers create more documentaries in the future. Read more »

LOOK: 'Fall of Brutal' Freedom Memorial Museum to rise in UP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 07:16 PM

A museum dedicated to victims of martial law will be built inside the University of the Philippines – Diliman Campus. Read more »

Human rights groups say 'Never Again' to martial law

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 04:55 PM

Human rights activists stage a protest at the Commission on Human Rights grounds in Quezon City on Monday.  Read more »

Human rights abuses during martial law taught in schools: DepEd

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 03:17 PM

Human rights abuses committed during the imposition of Martial Law in the Philippines by former President Ferdinand Marcos are being taught to students in schools, the Department of Education said Monday as the country marks the 48th year since the late strongman issued the declaration for military rule. Read more »

Martial law maituturo sa pamamagitan ng mga librong pambata, role-playing game

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 10:28 PM

Puwedeng ituro sa mga kabataan ang mga nangyari noong panahon ng martial law sa pamamagitan ng mga librong pambata at role-playing game. Read more »

Akbayan: Don’t allow Marcos kin to ‘steal’ history

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 12:49 PM

The Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party urged Filipinos to reject efforts by former president Ferdinand Marcos’ family to “paint a rosy picture” of the dictator’s two-decade regime, a day before the country marks the 48th year since the late strongman declared martial law. Read more »

After 32 years, documentary on aftermath of Marcos rule gets PH premiere

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 02:16 PM

A film on the aftermath of the Marcos dictatorship is finally getting its Philippine debut after more than three decades.  Read more »

Kaarawan ni Marcos sinabayan ng protesta sa lansangan, social media

Raya Capulong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 11:35 PM

Nagtipon ang mga nagpoprotesta sa Bantayog ng mga Bayani. Umabot din ang mga hinaing sa social media.  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 »

RevGov pushed by Duterte supporters is dictatorship, says Gordon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 11:22 AM

The revolutionary government that supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte are pushing equates to “dictatorship”, a senator said Wednesday.    Read more »

OPINION: How fake democrats control and repress media

Robert Labayen
Posted at Sep 02 12:25 AM

They don’t even have to shoot journalists anymore. Read more »