Tag: Dissidents
Philippine police arrest ex-VP social justice candidate Bello for cyber libel
By Jairo Bolledo of Rappler in Manila
Former Philippines vice-presidential candidate and Laban ng Masa chairperson Walden Bello has been arrested for two counts of...
Philippines’ People Power hero passes as dictator’s son takes over rule
By Diana G. Mendoza in Manila
The Philippine media described him as “Steady Eddie,” a warrior and survivor, and an accidental hero of the world-renowned...
A martial law ghost of the dark years – is history...
COMMENTARY: By Pacific Island Times publisher Mar-Vic Cagurangan
I remember that day — February 25, 1986. I was then a teenager. My family stood outside...
