A day before she faces the solicitor-general’s petition to remove her as Chief Justice, Ma. Lourdes Sereno leads honorees at Araw ng Kagitingan event. (Photo by Mon Ramirez) “We may have diverged on the means but we have one goal, to bring about social justice so Filipinos can feel the benefits of democracy.” MARYA SALAMAT…
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Mission delegates in Northern Mindanao stopped in a checkpoint this morning, April 6. (Photo courtesy of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas) By RONALYN OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — State security forces repeatedly blocked members of a fact-finding mission investigating human rights violations in Mindanao. Since their arrival at the airports in Davao City, Lagindinangan and Butuan City…
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Today I turned 79 years old. Nothing remarkable about that, except that at my age I’m still being subjected to public political persecution by the state authorities. And this has been my situation, on and off, off and on, for the past 42 years. Yes, for more than half of my life. Four years ago…
By Macky Ramirez (Photos by the author and the Philippine-American War Facebook group and filipinoamericanwar.com, used with permission.) THE MYSTERY of the missing monument to an important episode in the Philippine –American War is finally solved. The memorial marking the spot where one US infantry officer was killed in action in a fierce fire fight…
Beachgoers enjoy the view of the sunset while swimming at the Island Garden City of Samal during the yuletide holidays. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)