It could have been the year a Marcos scion almost got elected the second highest official of the land. Instead, 2016 proved it had more in store for the family of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL AS protests rage over the Marcos burial, a human rights lawyer and anti-Martial law advocate said any attempt to overturn the Supreme Court ruling would have slim chance of succeeding. In burying the remains of former president Ferdinand Marcos pending the finality of the SC decision, the Marcos family banked on a
AS THE surprise burial of dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Nov. 18 triggered massive protests on the streets, President Rodrigo Duterte sought to unify Filipinos. Upon arriving in Lima, Peru for the 24th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting, he said in a statement: “I would like to pray
Text by MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL AND AVIGAIL OLARTE Video by LUCILLE SODIPE CLAD in white shirts and red bandanas bearing the famous peace sign, loyalists of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos clutched the shut gates of the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Nov. 18, the day of the burial. They wanted to be let in
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said he won’t take his word back on allowing the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Amid protests and calls for him to reconsider, the president said the sins of Marcos have yet to be proven. He made the statement as he left for his
JOURNALIST Desiree Caluza bagged the “Gawad Agong Para Sa Pamamahayag” award for her story on a human rights leader in the Cordilleras. The feature entitled, “Bontoc woman is a human rights icon,” published on March 30, 2016 by VERA Files, won first prize in the print and online category. The Gawad Agong award recognizes excellence in
BY MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL THE Commission on Elections Campaign Finance Office (CFO) has started looking into campaign finance records of President Rodrigo Duterte after it found that he had not declared Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos as a campaign donor in his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). In a speech on Oct. 4, Duterte announced
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte believes he was destined for the presidency, having won despite little financial backing from politicians–if at all. If his campaign had a saving grace, it was Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos, he said. STATEMENT: Speaking before Luzon local chief executives on Oct. 4 during the Sulong Pilipinas Convention – Local Governance
Text and photos by BRYAN EZRA GONZALES VICE President Leni Robredo has just assumed office and already an expert is saying she will have a tough term ahead with an election controversy hounding her. University of the Philippines Manila Political Science program head Professor Cleve Arguelles said it may take years before the electoral protest of
FOR Ferdinand Marcos, failing to gain official recognition for Maharlika and subsequent war claims did not seem to matter. By 1947, he was already an economic advisor to President Manuel Roxas. By 1949, he was representative of the second district of Ilocos Norte.
