Category: ninoy
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
SONAkakadismaya
aint enough to expose gma’s overspending and then to tell us how he’s going to streamline the system so public funds aren’t wasted or lost to corruption. aint enough to expose how much money goes into perks for lowly-paid high-government official … Continue reading
not yet, noynoy
huwag ka sanang magpadala kay conrado de quiros o kay alex magno o kay bongbong marcos (strange bedfellows, eh?) na hinahamon kang tumakbo for president sa 2010, na para bang if you dont seize the day ay tipong you will … Continue reading
THE UNNAMED ENEMY
Satur Sulit August 21, 2007 twenty-four years since the gundown a coward’s doing begets a hero. we imagine a hero against all odds facing a dreaded enemy and dying or prevailing in the instance. but there on the tarmac that sunday … Continue reading
people power, rain or shine
it was a memorable day that we all got to share, thanks to the marvel of television. the cathedral rites were beautiful, fr. arevalo’s eulogy sublime, and the military honors stately and dignified. the family continued to amaze and warm the … Continue reading
in cory’s wake
when ninoy died and his remains lay in bloodied state sa times street, pumila kami that night, my husband and i, to pay our respects, never mind that marcos might get mad or his military might be watching. we just … Continue reading
yellow ribbons for cory
it was ofw reyna elena‘s great idea, launched early thursday afternoon sa barrio siete of which s/he is la kapitana — the call to bloggers to “tie a yellow ribbon for cory aquino,” sending her a message of love from … 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
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