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Frankly Speaking By Frank Wenceslao When Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) chairman Andy Bautista was reported he’d conduct preliminary investigation of Imee Marcos’ reported bank account in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a haven of hot money of foreign leaders who looted national treasuries, a Pamusa supporter in Manila sent me newspaper clippings with a note to expect PCGG’s abolition soon. Bautista has shown Read More …
By Erick San Juan I was advised several times by some pundits that we in Asia must strive towards a modus vivendi with Red China. I reiterate this need, which is becoming more urgent each day. Before long, Communist China will have increased its striking power a thousand folds with a sophisticated delivery system for its nuclear weapons. I was told that we must prepare Read More …
By Ellen Tordesillas Malaya Democracy martyr Evelio Javier Evelio B. Javier, former governor of Antique, died while performing a task for the restoration of democracy on Feb. 11, 1986. He was assassinated while keeping watch over the canvassing of votes in the snap presidential election between the well-entrenched dictator Ferdinand Marcos and Corazon Aquino, widow of the assassinated senator Benigno Aquino, Jr and mother of Read More …
By Janvic Mateo The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. had promised Malaysia in 1983 that the Philippines would drop its claim over Sabah in exchange for its support in the move to oust strongman Ferdinand Marcos, a former foreign affairs official revealed yesterday. Hermes Dorado, former national territory division head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, said Aquino met Read More …
By Kate McGeown BBC Malaysia was invaded earlier this month. A ragtag group of people – some of them armed – travelled from the Philippine islands of Sulu to Malaysian Borneo to stake their claim to the province of Sabah. This so-called Royal Army of Sulu, just a few hundred in number, is hardly likely to be a major threat to the Malaysian police, who Read More …
GLIMPSES By Jose Ma. Montelibano Twenty-seven years ago, the miracle of a peaceful revolution that removed a dictator from power unfolded in Edsa. Since then, much has happened that could never have been predicted at that time. Personal and political fortunes had serious ups and downs, heels became heroes and heroes became heels. As time marched, so did versions of the truth. Many who were Read More …
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star We’re occasionally bombarded by commentaries and reactions — many from self-serving sources — that it’s time that we stopped discussing the issues relating to bad past national leaders like Presidents Ferdinand Marcos, Joseph “Erap” Estrada and of recent vintage, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA). For a country where many do not know their real Read More …
By Mike Frialde The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Twenty-seven years after the people power revolution brought down a dictatorship, the Philippines has not been freed from the ills of authoritarian rule, one of the heroes of the revolt said yesterday. “Today, 27 years later… the greed, the apathy, the cronyism and the corruption we brought down at EDSA during those four days are still Read More …
GLIMPSES By Jose Ma. Montelibano When the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution removed a dictator, it was not only the physical Ferdinand Marcos that Filipinos sought to get rid of, it was also what he represented. Much has been said of his brilliance as a lawyer, his journey to political greatness, his brand of leadership. Yet, great power in the hands of a person without Read More …
By Kate McGeown BBC News, Philippines Imelda Marcos: a name synonymous with wealth, greed and excess. During her husband’s 20 years as Philippine president, she amassed a huge collection of art, jewellery, property and – most famously – at least 1,000 pairs of shoes. Paintings by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Rembrandt, Rafael and Michelangelo; palatial homes in the US and the Philippines; silver tableware, gold necklaces, Read More …