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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British prime minister Margaret Thatcher granted Corazon Aquino’s request for asylum at the height of the uprising that swept her to power in the Philippines, according to newly declassified files released on Tuesday. Aquino headed the four-day 1986 People Power Revolution that ended the 21-year rule of president Ferdinand Marcos. He had declared victory in a snap election tainted by fraud allegations. During the turmoil, Aquino sought sanctuary in the […]
(Eagle News)–The number-coding scheme in Metro Manila is suspended today, Monday, Feb. 25. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority made the announcement in a Tweet on the same day. The MMDA said the suspension was to give way to celebrations for the People Power anniversary. In line with this, the MMDA said the lane on Edsa in front of the People Power monument will be closed from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. today.
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte hopes the 32nd anniversary of the February 25 “People Power Revolution” would be an occasion to “foster unity and solidarity” as he instructed officials to allow and respect even rallies staged by the opposition and critical groups. The President, however, did not attend the People Power commemorative rites held at the People Power Monument in EDSA, Quezon City. The Palace said Duterte was in his home province in Davao […]
(Eagle News) – At least 200,000 supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte showed up at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park as of late afternoon today and continued to grow as of evening, according to the police. Pro-Duterte rally organizers claim the number was even bigger at 400,000. The pro-Duterte supporters showed up wearing mostly red which was the campaign color of Duterte. In contrast, the peak crowd estimate at the People Power Monument along […]
(Eagle News) — A very agitated Senator Leila De Lima called on the public to rise up against President Rodrigo Duterte as she held a press conference where she ranted against the Philippine leader whom she called a “sociopathic serial killer,” a dictator, and a “criminal.” She said the President was unfit to head the government and referred to the People Power that happened 31 years ago, which she said should be repeated today. The […]
(Eagle News Service) – Calling herself the champion of womanhood and the savior of Philippine democracy, Senator Leila De Lima on Tuesday ranted against President Rodrigo Duterte and called on the public to support her fight for the so-called EDSA values. De Lima’s press conference was held a day after retired police officer Arthur Lascañas came out to pin Duterte, whom he tagged in the killings of the Davao Death Squad. The lady senator, who […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary Anna Marie Banaag admitted that it was President Rodrigo Duterte himself that gave permission on the protests conducted by anti-Marcos groups regarding the internment of the late President Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. As such, the Malacañang is confident that the anti-Marcos’ Black Friday protest will not lead to a People Power to oust the President out of power.
Marcos opponents taken by surprise by the burial of the late President Ferdinand Marcos quickly organized a series of rallies across the Philippine capital of Manila on Friday, November 18, that attracted thousands of people. One of the biggest was at a roadside monument commemorating the “People Power” revolution where crowds gathered chanting “Marcos, thief until death”, “Duterte, a Marcos lapdog” and “exhume, exhume”. Protesters — both martial law veterans and young students — […]
DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos will finally be allowed a hero’s burial, the nation’s controversial incoming president said Monday, in what would be a huge win for the late strongman’s family as it pursues a return to power. Rodrigo Duterte also said he would pardon ex-president Gloria Arroyo, who is being detained at a military hospital while on trial for graft and vote fraud. The announcements by Duterte, who takes office on […]
The camp of Laguna Governor ER Ejercito threatens “people power” if he is forcibly removed from his position. Ejercito’s legal counsel said that they are only asking for courtesy as they will file a motion for temporary restraining order at the Supreme Court. The Commissions on Elections has decided that Ejercito should step down from his positiion due to violations of the Fair Elections Act last 2013 due to overspending.
