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Tag: imelda marcos

Collage photo banner of the 1986 People Power Revolution and President Bongbong Marcos Jr. giving a public address.
The Philippines 
October 25, 2023October 29, 2023

People Power Revolution anniversary latest casualty in Marcos campaign of historical revisionism

Posted By: Louie Encabo 824 Views bongbong marcos, darryl yap, edsa people power, featured, ferdinand marcos, historical revisionism, imelda marcos, People Power Revolution

Each year on February 25, the Philippines undergoes a day of remembrance and reflection: remembrance of the peaceful uprising that toppled a dictator almost

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The Philippines 
January 10, 2021

Reviving the death penalty will only worsen injustice in the Philippines

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2207 Views death penalty, featured, imelda marcos, jonel nuezca, police brutality, ronald dela rosa

A prevalence of serious crimes has renewed calls to reinstate the death penalty in the country. The nation was up in arms over the

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Ferdinand Marcos Imelda Marcos Martial Law Escalante Massacre
The Philippines 
September 20, 2019

We should never forget the horrors of Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship

Posted By: Louie Encabo 10525 Views bongbong marcos, campaign against the return of the marcoses and martial law - carmma, featured, ferdinand marcos, human rights in the Philippines, imee marcos, imelda marcos, martial law

On the 21st of September 1972, Filipinos remember the declaration of martial law by then President Ferdinand Marcos. It is an occasion to remind

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Collage of Salvador Panelo Nicanor Faeldon Imelda Marcos
The Philippines 
September 5, 2019

Senate inquiry on Antonio Sanchez case shows the elite conspiring to circumvent justice system

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1795 Views antonio sanchez, bureau of corrections, featured, imelda marcos, nicanor faeldon, salvador panelo, senate of the philippines

The Senate’s Blue Ribbon Committee commenced its inquiry on the controversy surrounding the Bureau of Corrections’ (BuCor) early release of serious offenders under the Good

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Drug war casualty and Imelda Marcos
The Philippines 
April 22, 2019April 24, 2019

Why I’m Voting (part 3): The rich and powerful are avoiding the justice system

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1664 Views 2019 philippine senatorial elections, Bong Revilla, featured, imelda marcos, jinggoy estrada, pork barrel scam

This is part 3 of an eight-part series covering the issues that will help me decide who I’m voting for in the May 2019

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