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On my bookshelf, China and dictators steal the spotlight
Three books on the changing world
Chile jails 6 Pinochet agents for murder of ex-president
The Chilean judge hands down the verdict after a 15-year investigation during which Frei's body was twice exhumed for forensic examination
[OPINION] Do dictators tell jokes?
If President Rodrigo Duterte is a sovereign trickster, there have been others who came before him. Humor...can, in fact, be used to reinforce power relations, or to establish patterns favorable to a person seeking power.
CHR to Duterte: Learn from lessons of Marcos dictatorship
Activist youth group Anakbayan warns President Rodrigo Duterte to be careful what he wishes for because 'dictators are overthrown'
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Phlpost issues Ferdinand Marcos birth centennial stamps
Netizens are outraged over a commemorative stamp showing a smiling Marcos with his signature and the words "Birth Centenary," which was issued to mark the centenary of his birth on September 11
Thousands sign petition calling for Aguirre's resignation
'Kung hindi po siya tatanggalin ni Pangulong Duterte siya mismo ay magkaroon ng delicadeza na magbitiw sa opisina dahil sa kontrobersiyang kinasangkutan niya,' a youth protester says
Youth and human rights groups, netizens condemn Carl Arnaiz slay
Youth groups human rights organizations and netizens demand transparent investigation and justice for the death of 19 year old Carl Arnaiz
'Imelda Marcos wanted to return 7,000 tons of gold to PH'
Once upon a time the Iron Butterfly admitted to a long time political foe that she wanted to return 7 000 tons of gold to the Philippines
IN PHOTOS: Celebrities at the Himagsikan Para Kay Kian rally
Agot Isidro Audie Gemora Mae Paner and Pen Medina are among those who are calling for justice for the slain teen
Protesters express rage over Kian slay, ask for end to killings
More than 1 000 protesters march to the People Power Monument along EDSA despite the rain Monday evening
Youth groups file ethics complaint vs Aguirre over fake news
If he resigns that s very good that s delicadeza but our strongest position would be for the President to actually take him out of office says one of the complainants
End of era in Cuba as revolutionary Fidel Castro dies
4th UPDATE Castro s ashes will be buried in the southeastern city of Santiago on December 4 after a four day procession through the country
Behind the scenes: 12 hours to prepare for Marcos burial
The military claims they were told only at 5 pm Thursday November 17 about the Marcos family s wish to bury their patriarch at 12 noon the following day November 18
New textbooks to include SC ruling on Marcos burial – DepEd
The textbooks however will not dictate on school children whether Marcos is a hero the education department says Let s give them facts [so they] can make a judgment
Martial Law victims to Duterte: Reconsider Marcos burial
President Duterte has hoped the Supreme Court decision will bring closure A petitioner says the contrary will happen and the issue will be enflamed
Burying a dictator: How other countries did it
UPDATED Many countries have struggled with reconciling a dictator’s burial with their history
Historic leader Fidel Castro turns 90 in new Cuba
Castro makes a rare public appearance at a gala organized by a children s theater company
Rodrigo Duterte: Whom should he emulate?
In today’s world great leadership is about acknowledging the limits of power and accordingly pursuing necessary reforms within the coordinates of possibilities Not making grandiose and unrealistic promises
Obama honors victims of US-backed Argentina dictators
US President Barack Obama becomes the first US president to formally acknowledge the victims of the 1976 1983 military regime
Worse than death: Torture methods during martial law
During the Marcos regime San Juanico Bridge did not just refer to the longest bridge in the country It had a far more sinister meaning
Your life under the next dictator
You still believe that it s only the bad guys that will be hurt and somehow that is miraculously determined by vigilantes with guns
Senegal to stage 'historic' trial of Chadian former despot Habre
The landmark trial will set a historic precedent as until now African leaders accused of atrocities have been tried in international courts
The Dark Lord doesn't share power: 4 points against dictators
If you think that Marcos was the best president we ever had think again
Lest we forget martial law
That day was said to be the beginning of one of the darkest eras in Philippine history
Martial law? Never again!
To the younger generation those who did not experience the Bad Times this is for you
Meeting Pramoedya, seeing the past
I came to watch a play about an Indonesian author; I certainly got more than what I came for
South Korea elects dictator's daughter first woman president
Park will face numerous challenges handling a belligerent North Korea a slowing economy and soaring welfare costs in South Korea
Happy is the despot in 'The Dictator'
The movie screened in Manila only for a week but you can still catch it on DVD when it is released
Dictators guilty in 'baby-stealing' case
Two Argentinian dictators were handed prison sentences for overseeing the kidnapping of babies from leftist activists in the 1970s and 80s
'Madagascar 3' tops N. America box office
Madagascar 3 and Prometheus take the top spots in the North American box office charts over the weekend
'Snow White' takes bite out of N. America box office
Starring Charlie Theron Snow White and the Huntsman earns US 56 3 B over the weekend
