By MIGUEL PAOLO P. REYES AND JOEL F. ARIATE JR. IN the rules of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, AFP Regulations G 161-375 to be exact, only two conditions disqualify deceased personnel from being buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The first is dishonorable discharge from the service; the second is
By LEILANIE ADRIANO
SEPTEMBER is the month Filipinos recall the darkest period in the history of Philippine democracy when President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law on Sept. 21, 1971.
By ELIZABETH LOLARGA
CALLED “the heroic generation,” these are baby boomers who forsook their parents’ post-war dreams for them to finish a college education, find a stable job and settle down but instead took tremendous risks in defying the state’s force to fight for seemingly abstract rights that today’s youth take for granted, freedom of expression and being able to vote for the President of one’s choice, among others.
