Tag: cory aquino

Is the Ninoy Aquino assassination of 1983 still a significant part of our history?

August 18, 2024 Ramon Ortoll 2 Comments

I was one of those who joined every major protest action against the Marcos dictatorship at that time. My view, in large part, was shaped by my professors who were mostly anti-Marcos. They controlled the narrative then and I had not developed my critical thinking skillset at that point. I couldn’t see the inconsistencies in…

History

A three decade throwback: the 1992 presidential elections

August 14, 2022 The Unpopular Opinion No Comments

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr had recently finished his first State of the Nation Address last month. Numerous analysts have lauded the president’s speech for showcasing what technocracy really is, most specially when he has enumerated his legislative agenda that should be prioritized by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Hopefully, Marcos Jr’s six-year…

Charter Change, History, Politics

Yellowtards refuse to recognise Bongbong Marcos as their president

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 benign0 119 Comments

It is ironic that the Yellowtards who fancy themselves as champions of democracy in the Philippines are now in the midst of a monumental temper tantrum over the landslide victory in these elections of administration candidates Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte. Based on partial results of the unofficial tally reported across media outlets, Marcos and…

Politics

Declassified CIA dox reveal Cory Aquino blamed CPP-NPA for human rights abuses in 1988

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 benign0 10 Comments

Documents publicly-available from the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) website detail reports on human rights violations that allegedly occurred under the administration of President Cory Aquino. The documents, dated between the 15th and the 29th December 1988, cite reports issued by London-based Amnesty International that assert that incidences of torture perpetrated by the Armed…

Crime, History, Politics

Only charter change following the 2022 elections will see the last of plurality presidents and a more unified Philippines

October 12, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 5 Comments

Why are Filipinos so disunited thirty-five years after Ferdinand Marcos was ousted? The answer lies in part to the unanswered question of who actually won the 1986 Snap Election. Marcos claimed victory. When the RAM mounted a coup and failed at the onset, Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile verified the claim of the then opposition…

History, Politics, Society

Parallels with 1986? Traditional Opposition cling to Leni Robredo as their hope for “unification”!

August 24, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Evidently caught up in the past, John Nery waxes nostalgic in his Inquirer piece “The united opposition of … 1986”. Nery points out that the fragmented Opposition of that time managed to rally together at the eleventh hour to beat their bogeyman, then President Ferdinand Marcos. He writes wistfully, suggesting that his comrades must see…

Politics

Nobody could be bothered to solve Ninoy Aquino’s murder — not even the last two Aquino presidents, his wife and son

August 21, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 3 Comments

National artist F. Sionil Jose’s PhilSTAR piece today, “Remembering Ninoy”, best sums up Ninoy Aquino who, on this day in 1983, was assassinated. Jose recalls, “Immediately after EDSA I, Lt. Victor Corpuz saw me; he confirmed that Ninoy was really involved with the New People’s Army.” And so, to this very day we don’t know…

History

LANDBANK-UCPB merger clears way for further development of Philippine coconut industry

July 2, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

The United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) was one of the largest unibanks in the country before the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) sunk its claws into it. After 1986, the bank continued its sterling performance until the old guard were replaced by executives who managed to weasel their way in through political godfathers. The…

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