Category: history
environment 3: forests gone
FORESTS GONE (In Defense of Kaingineros) Junie Kalaw In 1863, after three hundred years of free access to forests for all, natives and Spaniards alike, the Inspeccion General de Montes was created by royal decree to keep track of, and … Continue reading
anthem angsts
the tempest over the national anthem in the wake of martin nievera’s relatively radical version is no small teacup thing. this is one question that every pinoy who grew up memorizing and singing lupang hinirang feels qualified to weigh in … Continue reading
gossip galore [updated]
this has been going around via email, passed on to me by peque gallaga who notes how kris aquino keeps cropping up in the history (thanks, pq ;). small the world from rizal to ninoy to erap to gloria, and … Continue reading
ninoy’s killers (updated)
“I wanted to keep my silence but I was really bothered by the narrative of the soldiers. It’s just so sad that they can rewrite history.” can’t begrudge kris and noynoy aquino the deep hurt evoked by all the talk … Continue reading
enrile’s EDSA (update)
efren danao’s column today,JPE finally talks about EDSA 1, says enrile finally talked lengthily monday not just once but twice about unknown details of the events that led to the EDSA revolution, the first at the anniversary celebration of radio … Continue reading
enrile’s EDSA
nagsalita na pala kahapon si enrile at that wreath-laying ceremony led by gma that he attended with honasan and the reformist gang to kick off the 4-day long edsa commemoration. Enrile explains hurt over EDSA I rites, reports inquirer’s fe zamora. … Continue reading
EDSA discourse 2009
hay naku, looks like the discourse on EDSA is back to square one. pinagtatalunan na naman kung kailan ba natin dapat ipagdiwang the famous February revolt that the government has always celebrated on the 25th because that’s the day cory … Continue reading
cory, hindi ka nag-iisa
huwag tayo magalit kay cory for apologizing to erap about edsa dos just because we don’t like erap and/orwe’re convinced he deserved to be impeached. knowing now what we didn’t know then about how pgma and fgma plotted with the generals … Continue reading
ninoy’s politics: “Manifesto For A Free Society”
In the most unequivocal terms, not a few communist leaders have told me that there is no room for poltiicians in the CPP/NPA set-up. To them, all politicians are a product of the “comprador, bourgeois-capitalist system” which must be eliminated. … Continue reading
ninoy’s politics: “A Christian Democratic Vision”
As I delved deeper into the underlying reasons behind our chronic insurgency problem, I came to a realization: The accepted notions of our capitalist system must be thoroughly reviewed, some very basic capitalist doctrines must be totally discarded. I also … Continue reading
ninoy’s politics: “The Filipino As Dissident”
In 1954 when I first established contact with Huk Supremo Luis M. Taruc, high government policymakers held as dogmatic truth that our insurgents were communist-led, if not all communists. After my series of interviews with Taruc, I reported to President … Continue reading
ninoy’s politics: “Three Generations”
I am Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., 45, Filipino, married, father of five, a native of Concepcion, Tarlac, and presently detained since September 23, 1972 at the MSU Compound of the Philippine Army at Fort Bonifacio. My detention camp is also … Continue reading