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by Conrado de Quiros in the Philippine Inquirer Presidential Commission on Good Government chair Andres Bautista proposes that the Department of Tourism turn Imelda Marcos’ jewels into a tourist attraction. Might as well make money off them, he says, until they are auctioned off. The idea sucks. Bautista may have good intentions but he lacks … Continue reading Recovering Things

EDSA People Power Monument. FILE PHOTO I am posting this article by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. who is a business school professor of economics, world geography, and international business management in Canada. He is also a published writer in economics, business, and literature. Polvorosa is, arguably, also the most knowledgeable person to have written on the … Continue reading The Philippine Economy in the Martial Law Years

My son, Elisar Cabrera, discussing his latest film, the brilliantly reviewed "Ibiza Undead". Elisar inherited his love of comics and horror from his Dad, Filipino National Artist Ben Cabrera (BenCab). The film will be shown at other Horror Film Festivals around the world before being generally released early next year. See it if you dare!

I thought it important to reprint this article by Rishi Iyengar from Time Magazine as an ominous warning of what could come if there is no end to these extra judicial killings. It is worryingly reminiscent of the years 1971 and 1972 when a spate of murders and bombings, blamed by President Marcos on the … Continue reading The Killing Time: Inside Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drugs

I am grateful to John Silva who gave me permission to publish his post on my blogsite. Its relevance here is obvious. Falsifying history is doing a great disservice to future generations. Libraries serve us to offer us the truth so we can, hopefully, learn from successes or failures of generations that came before us. … Continue reading A BURIAL & A LIBRARY

I have included this article by Nick Davies, published in the Guardian, Saturday 7th May 2016 because it is never too late for Marcos fans to "see the light". Sadly though I am sure they won't even bother to read it because they know they will not like the truth. They will simply rationalize this and … Continue reading THE $10 billion Question: What Happened to the Marcos Millions?

This is my review of "Thirty Years Later - Catching Up With The Marcos Era Crimes" that was published in the Philippine Inquirer last month. With the Presidential election fast approaching, I thought it would be helpful to republish this on my blogsite as it seems to have become a forum for pro and anti-Marcos … Continue reading “THIRTY YEARS LATER” by Myles Garcia

I decided to reprint this article from the Guardian because I think many Filipinos, especially young ones who will be voting for the first time this year, may not be aware of the excesses of the Marcoses during martial law. Not even Royalty with their inherited jewels can compete with some of these pieces that … Continue reading Philippines revalues jewellery seized from Imelda Marcos in 1986