The Other side of the Marcos Myth
Again, the 1972 Martial Law anniversary is here and we likely have people attacking the so-called Marcos Myth. The late dictator Ferdinand Marcos is no war hero, there’s no secret …
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Why the #NeverAgain slogan reflects Filipinos’ total failure of imagination
The onus on building a clear vision of what lies ahead for the Philippines during the euphoric months following the 1986 “People Power” EDSA “revolution” was on the victors. What …
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Is there a right or wrong point of view of history?
Fact is, one will be hard-pressed to find a totally objective account of history. Though ultimately historians either avoid bias to the greatest extent possible or purposefully show it, individual …
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Martial Law in the Philippines: ‘But here’s the point…’
The following is a portion of Bong Bong Marcos’ statement in his Facebook account early Friday morning, September 21, 2012. His father signed Proclamation No. 1081, proclaiming a state of …
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PNoy’s call for a re-writing of Philippine history: Will it change the future for Filipinos?
According to Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III, history taught in Philippine schools should consist only of “truthful information” and not “the web of lies spun by propagandists and …
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