Ni RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Ang huling tunog ng tambuli Ay badya ng matagalang paghimbing Sa sinapupunan ng Panginoon. Sundalo kang hindi tumunog Ang panganib at buga ng tinggang apoy Sa digmaan ng katotohanan. Ang kislap ng butil ng Rosaryo Ang bumulag sa mata ng kadigma At nagbukas sa daraanan ng laksang nananalig. Ngayong…
Day: August 9, 2009
Huling Awit ni President Cory
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Inilathala ng Bulatlat ”We told Mom that we are so guilty that we’re letting her suffer a lot. That is why we’ve decided that we’ll let her join dad (Ninoy),” Kris Aquino recalled. The day after, the former president told them that she saw her late husband who was offering her…
An Appraisal: Cory Aquino and Human Rights
While Cory Aquino restored democratic institutions and became a symbol of integrity in governance, her regime remained beholden, if not hostaged, by the military and Washington. This resulted in massive human-rights abuses that were even worse in terms of number of victims than those committed so far under the Arroyo regime.