Topic: dictatorship

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 »

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: 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 »

'Revolutionary gov't, di uubra, walang suporta'

'Revolutionary gov't, di uubra, walang suporta'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 09:39 PM

May mga nababahala sa plano ni Pangulong Duterte na magtatag ng isang revolutionary government sa pangambang isa itong diktadura. Duda naman ang isang political analyst na magtatagumpay ang planong ito. Read more »

Encounters with a dictator

Encounters with a dictator

Gerry Lirio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 09:18 PM

The Marcos administration arrested and incarcerated former Senator Aquilino 'Nene' Pimentel Jr. not just once but four times, each time nearly breaking his family’s hearts. Read more »

'No to martial law'

'No to martial law'

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 03:41 PM

Members of the Philippine National Police form a barricade as protesters merge in front of Camp Aguinaldo at EDSA, Quezon City on Thursday.  Read more »

OPINION: The big lie

OPINION: The big lie

Manolo Quezon — The Explainer
Posted at Sep 18 09:07 PM

Remember September 21 by all means. Not as the fake news date Marcos wanted you to remember, but for the things he wanted you to forget: a still-independent Senate, freedom of assembly, and a free press. Read more »

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

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 »

Safeguards under martial law post-EDSA

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

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 »

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