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Toby Tañada wins, finally! 6 Jul 2013 | 05:30 am
This one is for the books. Another one in the history of Philippine elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) transferred the 7,038 votes of Alvin John Tañada, a disqualified candidate, to La...
Sino ang bobo? 14 May 2013 | 10:39 pm
Ni Hernan Melencio Stupidity is relative, ika nga sa Ingles. Ibig sabihin, matatalino ang kamag-anak mo at bobo ang ibang tao. (TNM – tawa nang malakas – LOL sa Ingles). Ang katalinuhan ng isa e kabo...
CHR pays tribute to mothers of ML heroes and martrys 10 May 2013 | 02:11 pm
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) announces that its Martial Law Files Project will honor the mothers of the victims and survivors of Martial Law on the celebration of Mothers’ Day come Sunday. As...
Our mom Raquel 10 May 2013 | 12:56 pm
By Andrea Tiglao-Jocson To describe her would be like trying to describe or capture light. Something I also tried to paint as my thesis in college, which my professor remarked as an impossible yet br...
In thy mother’s name 8 May 2013 | 04:06 am
(For 2013 Mother’s Day celebration, http://philippinehistory.ph opts to honor the mothers of Martial Law heroes and martyrs. These mothers had helped us survive Martial Law years that go down as one o...
CHR acts on Jonas, Leonard Co and Tampakan cases 4 May 2013 | 09:00 pm
Celebrating its 26th anniversary, the Commission on Human Rights reported that 859 human rights cases have been filed on behalf of 886 victims from 2010-2013. In her Ulat ng Bayan on PTV4 last Friday,...
Salud Algabre, Generala ng Laguna 3 May 2013 | 04:09 am
Ni Gloria Esguerra Melencio Noong 2 Mayo 1935, eksaktong 78 taon ang nakalipas, nilusob nina Salud Algabre, pinuno ng Sakdal, ang munisipyo ng Cabuyao sa lalawigan ng Laguna. Pinalanganang Sakdal ang...
Cheese and Combat 20 Mar 2013 | 03:15 am
By Gloria Esguerra Melencio My father’s penchant for corned beef, cheese and the television series Combat can be traced to his experiences while growing up as a boy at the time Manila was liberated f...
The state of our democracy and its prospects (3) 20 Mar 2013 | 02:52 am
The Bohol Chronicle 17 March 2013 Filipino Democracy is an Oligarchy. It is the rule of very rich families, many of whom are known as “political dynasties.” Many, but not all, political or family dy...
The state of our democracy and its prospects (2) 20 Mar 2013 | 02:47 am
The Bohol Chronicle March 10, 2013 Last Sunday we dealt with our subject from various viewpoints: (1) our ongoing modernization as a nation; (2) democratization under American colonial rule; (3) aut...
