EDSA People Power marks 35th anniversary
On the eve of the 35th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution that toppled a dictatorship, former President Fidel ...
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Clamor mounts for voiding of anti-terror law
Five more petitions were filed on Thursday before the Supreme Court seeking to nullify Republic Act No. 11479, or the ...
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Cory sought UK asylum amid EDSA
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher granted Corazon Aquino’s request for asylum at the height of the uprising that swept her to ...
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The legacy of Marcos
Much was said during the 46th anniversary of martial law. In September 1972, strongman Ferdinand Edralin Marcos issued Proclamation 1081 ...
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Tragic distortions
The real tragedy of the 1986 People Power Revolution, the 32nd anniversary of which we marked last Sunday, is the ...
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Our mothers, our heroines
I usually write about heroes and heroines during this time of the year when we celebrate the 1986 People Power ...
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Activists score Edsa as failed elitist revolt
HUNDREDS of leftist activists staged an alternative march on Epifanio delos Santos Avenue on Saturday to score the 1986 People ...
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‘86 revolt brought suffering’
THE 1986 People Power revolution benefitted only the Aquino family and the Filipino people were left to suffer the presidencies ...
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