Category: ninoy
The Day Manila Fell Silent
By Ninotchka Rosca Ironically, the most quiet day in Manila of contemporary times began with noise: a loud pounding on the glass door of a penthouse apartment I was using at the time. The friend who was hollering and shouting … Continue reading
robredo, the aquinos, and the commission on appointments
that DILG sec jesse robredo’s body was finally found on august 21, the same day that ninoy aquino was felled by a bullet 29 years ago, is not to be discounted. synchronicity. in both cases, the loss to family and … Continue reading
ninoy
beyond conspiracy: ninoy’s politics ninoy’s politics: Three Generations ninoy’s politics: “The Filipino As Dissident” ninoy’s politics: “A Christian Democratic Vision” ninoy’s politics: “Manifesto for A Free Society” ninoy, 21 august 83 ninoy’s killers
ninoy & the hacienda
sychronicity: ninoy aquino’s 27th death anniversary (the filipino is worth dying for) and the hearing of the high-profile hacienda luisita case (scheme sdo) in the supreme court. there’s good background stuff on the internet, thanks to gmanews.tv, and there’s lynda … Continue reading
“Ninoy Aquino & the Rise of People Power”
at last, a good, no, a great, documentary film on ninoy aquino. why am i not surprised that it’s not home-made, no, it takes a tom coffman to tell us the story of ninoy. but thanks na rin to abs-cbn channel … Continue reading
kris aquino, ‘wag tularan
i find i can’t ignore her ’cause she’s so in-our-face and i worry about the values our girls are picking up from her endlessly cheap dramatics. so she’s back, and, boy! (abunda?), her media handlers certainly made sure she’d be … Continue reading