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Members of the group Konsensya Dabaw troop in front of San Pedro Church? in Davao City? on Sunday morning, August 14 to call on President Duterte to bury former president Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. in Batac, Ilocos Norte, not in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. On the candles are the names of Davaoeños who became? ? victims? of Martial Law that was proclaimed by the late strongman.(Paulo C.Rizal/davaotoday.com)?

STATEMENT | No real change in forgetting

Thirty-one (31) years after the dictator Ferdinand Marcos was ousted, and he and his family and fled the Philippines, Filipinos are continuing the fight against tyranny and forgetting.

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Read more about the article STANDPOINT | Beyond glorification of EDSA’s 31st

STANDPOINT | Beyond glorification of EDSA’s 31st

Decades and monuments after, the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolt continues to strike a powerful chord in the national consciousness. Today, it resonates sharply amid the seeming resurgence of authoritarian discourse in both word and deed as well as the unsettling applause it draws from not a few.

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Read more about the article On EDSA’s 31st year: What shall we celebrate? (An open letter to the late Cardinal Jaime Sin)

On EDSA’s 31st year: What shall we celebrate? (An open letter to the late Cardinal Jaime Sin)

The songs of peace now drowned by the cuss words of hate that invite murder. The bloodless revolt now stained by the blood in our streets and street gutters. The statistics of unresolved murder continues to rise, and not a single one has been investigated and brought to justice.

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