The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 350,000 times in 2015. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 15 days for that many people to see … Continue reading 2015 in review
Revisiting the 60s from Manila Nostalgia
LEAD Magazine 7 April · SABEL'S BAMBANG, CAROLINE'S LONDON (3/4) By EDGAR O. CRUZ THE DAILY TRIBUNE, APRIL 8, 2015 VISUAL: PORTRAIT (THE ARTIST'S WIFE) BY BENCAB Caroline Kennedy visits the Philippines, particularly Metro Manila, the Mountain Province and Palawan, this April. In 1968, the blonde British writer met BenCab at Indios Bravos as the … Continue reading Revisiting the 60s from Manila Nostalgia
A Farewell to Baboo
I am reprinting this article by Padma Perez as Baboo was also a good friend of my daughter, Jasmine Cabrera. I knew her too, though not as well. But I knew her to be a very unique woman - from fashion model to crusader for the rights of the indigenous tribes of the Cordillera Mountains in the … Continue reading A Farewell to Baboo
“NOT IN OUR NAME” – AN ANTI-IRAQ WAR CD TO BE LAUNCHED BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Why did we decide to make this CD? I set up a Facebook group two years ago, "IMPEACH TONY BLAIR" because I was becoming more and more incensed that Tony Blair, far from taking the blame for the Iraq War and its aftermath, was simply swanning around the world working for tryannical dictators and earning … Continue reading “NOT IN OUR NAME” – AN ANTI-IRAQ WAR CD TO BE LAUNCHED BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Asian Journal: Chronology of the Marcos Plunder
For those who claim the Marcos family made the Philippines a better place. Posted on October 25, 2015 by administrator (This Chronology is compiled by Charlie Avila and originally published in 2012 at the Asian Journal San Diego.) September 1976, the Marcoses bought their first property in the U.S. – a condo in the exclusive … Continue reading Asian Journal: Chronology of the Marcos Plunder
RETURN THE ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH FIRST, BONG BONG
I am posting this article by Andrew Lim as it sums up my feelings exactly. I watched Bong Bong's early years in the UK. Stories leaking out from his school only served to confirm that he was, in every unpleasant, bullying way, his father's son. by Andrew Lim With Bongbong Marcos running for Vice-President in … Continue reading RETURN THE ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH FIRST, BONG BONG
WE MUST NEVER FORGET
This post was written by Fe P.Koons. I thought it too important not to include on my blogsite. This is a genuine memory of an invent that has remained with Fe all her life. It teaches us how devastating the effects of militarization can be on communities and on children's minds. This story, and many … Continue reading WE MUST NEVER FORGET
75,730 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS UNDER MARCOS BEING PROCESSED
STAGGERING JOB Tens of thousands of case files line the walls of the offices of the Human Rights Victims Claims Board awaiting resolution, amonumental job for board chief Lina Sarmiento and members Aurora Parong and Erlinda Senturias. MA. CERES P. DOYO A severed hand being taken away by a dog after bombing operations. A pregnant … Continue reading 75,730 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS UNDER MARCOS BEING PROCESSED
Booty & The Beast by Alan Robles
I am reposting this as it fits quite well with my own articles on the Marcoses and the wealth they accumulated during their 21 year rule. Some of you may have read this before. Others may be reading it for the first time. For the latter group it will be an eye-opener, a revelation of … Continue reading Booty & The Beast by Alan Robles