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Remembering the Heroes of the Martial Law Era

September 23, 2016 Celestino Manrique II 105 Comments

“As of the twenty-third of this month, I signed Proclamation Number 1081 placing the entire Philippines under martial law” said President Ferdinand E. Marcos on that famous television broadcast 44 years ago today, September 23. Before the declaration of martial law, the country was in a state of upheaval. It was the middle of the…

Civics, Government, Society

Memories of a Civil War

January 13, 2013January 13, 2013 Mauro Gia Samonte 108 Comments

Kirk was already in late-twenties when he got into the mainstream of the so-called national democratic movement initiated by Jose Maria Sison. From the ranks of mass activists, he was elevated to candidate membership in the Communist Party of the Philippines and after a few months in that status became full-fledged party member. The chaos…

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