Tag: Martial Law
Duterte compares Mindanao martial law with Marcos as hostages taken
Philippines Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella announcing President Duterte has declared martial law on the southern island of Mindanao. Video: Rappler
Pacific Media Centre News Desk
The...
‘No one can stop me’, says Duterte on possible martial law...
Al Jazeera's Jamela Alingogan reports from Manila on a game-changing president marking six months in office. Video: AJ YouTube
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said...
Obituary: John Miller, a passionate advocate for Philippines justice
OBITUARY: By Murray Horton
John Miller (1929-2016) died in Christchurch in November, aged 87. John and Leonida (Leony) have been members of the Philippines Solidarity...
Crispin Maslog on Marcos dictatorship corruption, abuses during Martial Law
The Balitanghali interview with Professor Crispin Maslog. Image: GMA News
Communications professor Crispin C. Maslog has made a series of warnings about "Martial Law amnesia"...
Philippines students urged to never forget Martial Law atrocities
By Maria Eden T. Dino in Manila
“Moving on without justice being served is not moving on—it’s giving up.”
This was the reminder of University of...
Philippines youth groups mark Martial Law’s 44th anniversary with protests
By a special correspondent in Manila
To mark the 44th anniversary of Martial Law in the Philippines today and to call to mind the atrocities...
Crispin C. Maslog: Open letter to Philippines president-elect Rodrigo Duterte
OPINION: By Crispin C. Maslog in Manila
Let me start by saying I was not your best fan during the elections. I normally do not...
Crispin C. Maslog: Martial law amnesia – we didn’t teach history...
I give my column space today to my favorite communication man, Professor Crispin C. Maslog. A former journalist with Agence France-Presse, Cris was director...
Mong Palatino: The ‘death of democracy’ in Southeast Asia
Democracy has died and been reborn several times in different countries in the region, writes Mong Palatino.
On March 2, 1962, General Ne Win led...