Marcos Hero’s Burial
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in News‘Imee’s face is a national treasure’ and 14 other witty placards during Marcos burial protests
Filipinos who are against the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani took to social media and eventually, to the streets, to express their protests against it. They organized rallies on November 25 and 30 all over the country, shouting just how unworthy Marcos is of being buried at […] More
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in BustedBusted: Anti-Marcos rally banner edited to make fake announcement about Aquino dog’s ‘burial’ at LNMB
After the controversial interment of the late president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on November 18, Facebook and other social networking sites became a platform of discussions raging from friendly political debates and exchanges to hate posts between the “pros” and the “antis” of the said burial. [ads2] But […] More
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in NewsProtests against Marcos’ LNMB burial go on despite rains
Protesters braved the rains as they gathered at Rizal Park on Friday for a rally against the surprise burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on November 18. [ads2] The throng of rallyists came from Liwasang Bonifacio and Taft Avenue, clad in black, and shouting, “Nandito na ang […] More
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in NewsFormer senator Rene Saguisag claims Duterte is to blame for Marcos burial at LNMB
Rene Saguisag, former senator and lawyer who helped victims defend their human rights during the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ reign, puts the blame on President Rodrigo Duterte for the unannounced burial of the deceased Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. On Tuesday, he told “The Source” that it was unbelievable how the President was […] More
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in NewsAFP regulation allowing LNMB Marcos burial unregistered, not legally effective – Lagman
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) regulation that allowed the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani turned out to be unregistered and therefore null and void. This was what Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman discovered at the Office of the National Administrative Registrar (ONAR), located at the University of […] More
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in NewsDuterte on unexpected Marcos burial: I knew nothing
‘In all honesty, I’m telling you: wala akong alam,’ [I don’t know a thing] claimed President Rodrigo Duterte about the unexpected burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) on November 18. “Nagtanong lang sila [They simply asked] when would be the appropriate time for me. Sabi ko, ‘Bahala kayo’ […] More
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in NewsMarcoses were charged P1.2M for PAF chopper corpse transport. But who okayed use of choppers?
Lest you think the Philippine Air Force (PAF) is now in the funeral delivery business, Brigadier General Restituto Padilla, military spokesman, said the chopper arrangement was only granted because no airline could fly a corpse with a last-minute arrangement. “I think there was no commercial airlift that could provide the service (last-minute),” a Rappler article […] More
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in NewsMeet Duterte supporter Lorraine Badoy, who heckled the Marcoses, called them ‘thieves,’ protest Marcos burial
Are you one of those people who think that President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters align with whatever he says and believes in? If you are, then Doctor Lorraine Mae Badoy would be happy to prove you wrong. While Badoy supports Duterte and his pro-poor stance, she wholeheartedly and fiercely opposes his stand on the burial of […] More
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in NewsNetizen rebuts pro-Marcos arguments through Harry Potter allusions
As the controversies regarding the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani continue to proliferate and cause debates on social media, a number of netizens have found witty and relatable ways for this generation to understand their rebuttals to arguments made by the opposing side. [ads1] One such example is a […] More
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in NewsRule of Law was defied in surprise Marcos burial – Raymond Fortun
Lawyer Raymond Fortun said that Filipinos should be afraid of how the Rule of Law was defied when the Marcoses pushed through with their surprise, sneaky burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. “Forget about the legalities of burying a dead President. We should all be scared when the Rule of Law is defied,” he […] More
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in NewsStop bashing St. Scholastica! They stayed true to its mission, says netizen
As photos and videos of grade school and high school students from St. Scholastica as they protested against the surprise Marcos burial were posted online, netizens reacted negatively against the school. Many were accusing the school of “child abuse” while others accused them of forcing their students to protest with a noise barrage against the […] More
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in NewsLawyer warns online perverts, harassers: We’ll be coming for you and we will find you
With the proliferation of hate and perverse comments online against Marcos burial protesters, one lawyer stepped up in the defense of those who were the subject of such deplorable comments online. This is what he posted earlier about offering free legal services to those who wished to take legal action against their online harassers, as […] More