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BY DUCKY PAREDES MALAYA ‘We, Filipinos will appear to have changed our own evaluation of our People Power, making it a monumental act of injustice and a wrong exercise of power.’ READER Romy Solina writes (slightly abridged for length): “During one of our monthly PMA Class reunion sessions early this year, the issue of the burial of ousted president Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Read More …
To Take A Stand By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr. BusinessWorld “Let us not forget the 13 years of tyranny and the 20-year looting of the country. Let us not forget his mockery of the Constitution. This man who twice swore, in 1965 and 1969, to uphold and defend the Constitution disregarded it totally when he held on to the post of president after his term Read More …
CITIZEN Y By Yoly Villanueva-Ong The Philippine Star VP Binay was well-advised to render a “Solomonic” judgment on the burial of Ferdinand Marcos. Well-advised for 2016. Not wishing to offend the Ilocanos, he did the next best thing. Recommend full military honors but nix burial in Libingan ng mga Bayani. Considering that he was with the First-Quarter-Storm that doggedly opposed the Marcos regime, political elasticity Read More …
Telltale Signs By Rodel Rodis When I wrote about why Pres. Noynoy (PNoy) Aquino passed the buck to Vice President Jojo Binay to decide on whether the late dictator should be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Cemetery for Heroes), I excerpted a portion of Candy Cruz’s April 28, 2011 Facebook message to Aurora Pijuan which was posted in the Internet. Although I do Read More …
PerryScope By Perry Diaz Finally, after four months of waiting for a presidential decision on whether to allow or not allow the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay submitted his recommendation to the President that Marcos be buried with “full military honors” in Ilocos Norte, Marcos’ home province. In my editorial, “Good Read More …
BY VICTOR REYES MALAYA DEFENSE Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV yesterday said former President Ferdinand Marcos deserves to be given military honors and to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani under military regulations. He said AFP regulation No. 161-375 dated Sept. 11 2000 lists those who are qualified to be interred in the Libingan in Fort Bonifacio, including former presidents Read More …
Commentary By Tina Berenger Peralta Filipinos have such short memories. Just like the way they vote for public officials, their emotions always rule the decisions that could greatly impact their lives. There were great hopeful days in the first few months of martial law especially when there were no more loose guns in the street that could get you killed if you were in the Read More …
By Girlie Linao Asia-Pacific News Manila – With trembling hands and teary eyes, 62-year-old William Sia recalled the many friends he lost during the struggle against late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. ‘We must never forget that so much blood was spilled fighting the dictator,’ the former youth activist said. ‘I’m lucky I got out alive, but many others, including friends, gave up their lives to Read More …
Source: Philippine Online Chronicles Vice President Jejomar Binay’s “compromise formula” of burying former president Ferdinand Marcos with full military honors in Ilocos Norte is more likely to leave everyone unhappy. In a report, Binay said that deciding where to bury Marcos is “solomonic” or a difficult problem “requiring the exercise of great wisdom.” Some want Marcos to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani Read More …
PIA Press Release Monday, June 06, 2011 by Cristina Arzadon SARRAT, Ilocos Norte, June 6 (PIA) — The Marcos family sees a closure on the burial place for the late President Ferdinand Marcos following Vice President Jejomar Binay’s recommendation that he be buried in his home province of Ilocos Norte with full military honors. Binay’s recommendation for full military honors for Marcos in his home Read More …