Malacañang Palace urge everyone to move forward after the Supreme Court decided on allowing the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s remains to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella emphasized on Tuesday, November 8, that the SC is “the final arbiter of all legal questions.” “We hope that the matter will […] More
Believe it or not, a Marcos burial in the Philippines hounded five past Philippine presidents, as early as the Cory Aquino presidency. Here are what they remarked: Benigno Aquino III Benigno Aquino III (or Noynoy or PNoy) Aquino’s presidency was immediately before the present presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. It was from 2010 to 2016. And […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte, who usually says expletives towards the US, said that he doesn’t want to pick a fight with the next United States President Donald Trump. “Ayaw ko nga, sabi ko, makipag-away kasi nandiyan na si Trump,” Duterte said on Wednesday night while he was attending a gathering of Filipinos in Kuala Lumpur in […] More
Economists say that the business process outsourcing industry in the Philippines may be one of the industries to suffer badly from the victory of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. “Trump has already made statements before that he wants to bring jobs back to America so that will […] More
Imee Marcos, Ilocos Norte Governor and daughter of the former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos, said on Wednesday, November 9, that she had already apologized to the people who had unintentionally suffered during the martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos, but did not go as far as making a legal admission of guilt. Imee answered […] More
According to former Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Etta Rosales, who was also a victim of Martial Law, the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is a “nightmare.” The former Chairperson was arrested, convicted and abused by the military during the Martial Law, which is why she considers […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte maintains that he is going to stick with the version of the police, wherein Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. engaged the police in gunplay, despite the apprehensions of lawmakers and other sectors. In his press briefing at the airport before his departure for Malaysia, the President said, “You have here a guy, […] More
On Wednesday, November 9, Gabriela Women’s Party said that President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks on Vice President Leni Robredo “perpetuate sexist bullying” and called him out for his “inappropriate” comments. Despite having former Gabriela party-list representative Liza Maza as anti-poverty chief, the President continues with his misogynist remarks. The statement said, “These do not only perpetuate […] More
When the Supreme Court decided that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ remains were eligible for burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, the Marcoses and their loyal supporters rejoiced over the news. They said that this is good for national healing and unity and that it would be better for everyone to move on from […] More
As the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the eligibility of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ remains to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, let’s take a look at how the other countries laid their dictators to rest. [ads1] While some still managed to be given a state or military funeral, others were […] More
While Marcos supporters rejoiced over the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the remains of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, others felt the exact opposite. And both sides expressed their joys or sorrows on social media. One of those who took to Facebook to air out his […] More
The name of the heroes’ cemetery has undergone several changes after the Supreme Court came out with the decision to allow the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, at least online. We have previously reported about how the cemetery’s name was changed into “Libingan ng mga Bayani at […] More