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Former rights body chair: PCGG under Duterte has been very timid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 02:58 PM

Martial law survivor and former Human Rights Commission Chairperson, Etta Rosales is disappointed over the Anti-Graft Court's dismissal of another ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses. Rosales claims the PCGG is not wining cases due to lack of support from president Rodrigo Duterte who is known to have close ties with the Marcos family.    Read more »

“Perception is real, the truth is not,” says Imelda in hot new docu on her life

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Oct 01 10:32 PM

In The Kingmaker, the filmmaker Lauren Greenfield put the spotlight back on Imelda Marcos, and it looks like Madam had the time of her life working it for the camera Read more »

Martial law a 'tool' to save democracy: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 01:29 PM

The declaration of martial law is a "tool" to save the country's democracy and should only be used when the Constitution dictates, Malacañang said Sunday. Read more »

Lacson: Marcos martial law had benefits but ‘greed, abuse’ ruined it

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 01:01 AM

Lacson said he believes Marcos declared martial law for "many good reasons" 47 years ago on Saturday, but those were never realized once military rule took effect. Read more »

Martial law and 4 'freedom publishers': Roces, Burgos, et al

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 01:12 PM

Press freedom was curtailed during martial law, but these 4 newspaper publishers pushed the fight for truth and freedom despite the difficult times. Read more »

Martial Law baby

Sol F. Juvida
Updated as of Sep 21 02:01 PM

An activist and journalist from the years of Marcos’s military rule tells her story of raising a child during the country’s darkest hours Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 20, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 12:07 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Getting a Marcos tattoo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 09:21 PM

An artist tattoos a portrait of former President Ferdinand Marcos, who declared martial law in the country 47 years ago.  Read more »

Libo-libo nagmartsa para sa paggunita ng ika-47 anibersaryo ng martial law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 08:35 PM

Anila, mahalaga ang araw na ito para maalala ng mga Pilipino ang mahaba at mapait na kabanata ng martial law ni Marcos. Read more »

Groups mark 47th year after Martial Law

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 04:11 PM

Members of multi-sectoral groups gather in Mendiola, Manila on Friday for a program calling for an end to supposed political repression and human rights abuses against those critical of the government’s policies. Read more »

University of the Philippines to offer subject on Martial Law

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 10:34 AM

In this edition of #MattersofFact, UP associate professor Gonzalo Campoamor talks about the subject's coverage and why it's still needed more than 30 years since the fall of Marcos. Read more »

Pagtuturo ng martial law sa UP Diliman, suportado ng Palasyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 11:53 PM

Suportado ng Malacañang ang pagtuturo ng batas militar bilang isang general education subject sa UP Diliman. Read more »

'That's good': Palace welcomes teaching of martial law as a subject in UP

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 04:27 PM

Malacañang welcomed Monday the teaching of a subject that will tackle the martial law era of the Philippines at the premier state university. Read more »

MILF decommissioning set, but problems seen

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 09:38 AM

Thousands of weapons used in the decades-long Moro insurgency in the southern Philippines will be decommissioned beginning Saturday, a crucial commitment by former rebels under a peace deal that gave them a new autonomous region in Mindanao. Read more »

Carmen Diokno: Remembering an unsung heroine

Gerry Lirio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 06:07 AM

Diokno felt sorry for the burden Carmen had to bear, for raising the family by her lonesome, and for paying the price of being the wife of a Marcos critic. Read more »

Defense chief backs lifting of martial law in Mindanao if...

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 11:35 AM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday that he will immediately recommend lifting the 2-year martial law in Mindanao if an anti-terrorism law is strengthened. Read more »

Davao City Council asks Duterte to lift martial law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 01:28 AM

DAVAO CITY—The Davao City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution asking President Rodrigo Duterte to lift martial law in the city. Read more »

Duterte assures Filipinos: Martial law limited only to Mindanao

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 06:31 PM

MANILA- Martial law is limited only to Mindanao, President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday in light of concerns that he might declare military rule in Negros Island. Read more »

Palace rules out martial law in Negros for now

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 03:17 PM

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte will not declare martial law in Negros Island for now since there is no rebellion or invasion in the area, his spokesman said Tuesday.   Read more »

OPINION: Lotto, STL closure a portent of things to come?

Raissa Robles
Posted at Aug 06 02:03 PM

Those whose lotto, STL and Keno outlets were shut down were unjustly deprived of the enjoyment of their property. Read more »