Senator Manny Pacquiao remains part of the ongoing selection process of opposition coalition 1Sambayan, convenor Etta Rosales clarified on Monday, Sept. 20. Senator Manny Pacquiao strikes a victory pose following his acceptance of PDP-Laban's nomination to become the party's Palace bet in the May...
1Sambayan convenor Etta Rosales says it's "just a matter of days" before the opposition coalition reveals its endorsement for a presidential candidate in the May 2022 national elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso (Photos from OVP, MANILA BULLETIN)...
Ex-Senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Monday that he totally disagrees with the statement of the Ateneo Martial Law Museum regarding the recent interview of actress and TV host Toni Gonzaga with former Senator Bongbong Marcos on her Youtube channel last Monday. In an open letter posted on Wednesday,...
Dancing to be free MOVE WITH POWER Te Deum (Jojo Mamangun) Multi-awarded choreographer, director, and mentor Denisa Reyes will reveal the artistic process behind her iconic 1985 work Te Deum , the social commentary that served as the prayer of the Filipinos during the dark days of Martial Law, in...
Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Friday, Sept. 17 spent a few minutes tinkering on his Facebook account while celebrating 64th wedding anniversary with wife, Cristina, to defend celebrity vlogger Toni Gonzaga from social media bashers. Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile Enrile, now 97, commiserated...
The Ateneo Martial Law Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 15, expressed disdain over actress Toni Gonzaga's decision to interview former senator Bongbong Marcos and urged the TV host to invite Martial Law victims and surviving families instead. Late dictator Ferdinand Marcos announces the imposition of...
She probably did not expect it. Toni Gonzaga has incensed a number of people interviewing Bongbong Marcos for her vlog in an episode titled “The Greatest Lesson Bongbong Marcos Learned from His Father.” Some harped on the title. Others pounced on Toni, condemning her for even thinking of the...
Environment groups have denounced the recent pronouncement of President Duterte to impose a "Martial Law power" to rid the country of illegal reclamation of esteros or canals that became one of the factors in the pollution of the Manila Bay. For Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment, the...
For President Rodrigo Duterte, the illegal reclamation of esteros or canals in the country has become so bad that a "Martial Law power" would be needed to solve it. President Rodrigo Duterte drives home a point during the "Talk to the People" public briefing on Aug. 26, 2021 (Screenshot from...
Corruption may be eliminated in government if martial law will be declared to replace all officials in the bureaucracy with new ones, President Duterte said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 26, 2021. (Screenshot /RTVM) The President, in...
On September 21, 1972, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. delivered a scathing privilege speech on the floor of the Senate warning the nation that President Ferdinand Marcos was on the verge of declaring martial law. It was to be his last speech at the Senate; he was arrested the next day. Unknown to all...
GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES Portrait of the author Dr. Jaime Laya (when he was minister of budget) by national artist Federico Alcuaz So it has been with former President Ferdinand E. Marcos . Every Feb. 25 (EDSA Day), Aug. 29 (Ninoy Day), Sept.11 (birthday), Sept. 21 (Declaration of Martial Law),...
