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NHCP's Diokno resigns over Marcos burial
4th UPDATE [The Marcos burial] denies our history erases the memory of lives lost and destroyed mocks the collective action we took to oust the dictator and denigrates the value of our struggle for freedom

NHCP to Duterte: Lead way to true healing, reconsider Marcos burial
If healing is the aim then the wounds of the past are best dealt with by coming to terms with them fairly and squarely not by denying them deflating their effect or ignoring them altogether says NHCP chair Maria Serena Diokno

NHCP chair on Marcos burial: Dealing with past part of moving on
There also seems to be an incongruence with history in allowing the burial of ex president Ferdinand Marcos at a heroes cemetery says chairperson Maria Serena Diokno

Order DMCI to demolish Torre de Manila, SolGen asks SC
The Solicitor General says DMCI should demolish Torre de Manila at its own expense for violating both local zoning laws and the Constitution

NHCP: Manila should enact laws to protect Rizal Monument
The NHCP says local governments are in the best position to impose building height restrictions and other rules that would protect historical landmarks

Pia Cayetano calls on Maris Diokno to quit over Torre issue
The senator says NHCP chair Maria Serena Diokno should resign if she cannot defend the Rizal Monument which heritage advocates say is under threat from the controversial Torre de Manila high rise building

SolGen no longer NHCP counsel in Torre de Manila case
The Solicitor General says continuing to represent the NHCP would compromise the statutory duty to articulate a legal argument that will best serve its ultimate client the Republic

NHCP hits SolGen for reversing position on Torre de Manila
But the National Historical Commission of the Philippines has itself flipflopped on the issue saying that since Torre de Manila cannot possibly obstruct the front view of the said National Monument

NHCP: Anda monument's transfer for its own safety
Amidst plans of the public works department to replace Anda Circle with an ordinary intersection to ease traffic the historical commission says the monument is safer somewhere else

CHED may require use of Filipino to teach some GE courses
The Commission will also propose to Congress a stabilization fund that will cover the cost of maintaining faculty and the cost of lost of enrollment in colleges due to K to 12

Court stops Taal Basilica project
A Taal court temporarily suspends the construction of a controversial events venue beside a National Historical Landmark
NHCP backs off from Torre de Manila issue
The National Historical Commission now approves of the controversial Torre de Manila project that threatens to mar the Rizal Shrine sightline
Artist, priest fight over Taal Basilica project
Sculptor Ramon Orlina opposes an events venue being built beside the historic church in his hometown of Taal