The Philippines is wrapping up National Heritage Month this May. With heritage sites closed and festivals canceled due to the pandemic, organizers took the whole experience to various digital platforms. Armita Rufino, President of Filipino Heritage Festival Incorporated, calls on Filipinos to remember their heritage, pushing for the subject to be part of the education system.

The slow death of Philippine history in high school
Jamaico D. Ignacio October 26, 2019

'11,000+ Philippine artifacts from the early 20th century are in storage at the Smithsonian Institution alone. Tens of thousands are in Spain.'
This is impossible to overstate: the majority of outstanding examples of indigenous art from the Philippines is overseas, unknown to most Filipinos. Precious little remains in Philippine collections. Recall that the early 20th century National Museum collection was largely destroyed during World War 2.

Most Filipinos, indeed most people, likely recall this as the year Portugese explorer Ferdinand Magellan "discovered" a group of islands that would one day be called the Philippines.
The 1521 Battle of Mactan and pre-colonial history will be the highlight of the Philippines' commemoration of the first circumnavigation of the world

President Rodrigo Duterte's version of historical time is one of unending trauma, where experience outstrips expression.
What's the difference between President Rodrigo Duterte and his predecessors?

is a non-stock, non-profit, membership, and volunteer organization dedicated to developing greater awareness and appreciation in the Filipino of our country’s rich artistic and cultural heritage in partnership with the National Museum and its network of divisions and branches.

This is the Philippines shows Catriona taking a tour of Luzon. She traveled to Manila, Pampanga, and Rizal, where she showed off Intramuros, Luneta Park, the art of the Higantes, parol (lantern) making, and paintings by the country's national artists.

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OPHIR, ITS LOCATION UNVEILED

Where is Tarshish and Ophir
IKE T. ARTIGO
During the early period of European colonization, the Biblical lands of Tarshish and Ophir, or Tarsis and Ofir, as they were called, held the imagination of European explorers. Not only was it believed that the "lost tribes" of Israel were to be found in these lands, but also untold wealth.

WHAT IS THE ANCIENT NAME OF THE PHILIPPINES?

the Video The Philippines: The Biblical land of Ophir?

Remark this is an album in the album Filipinos & the Philippines, Provinces, Cities, Etc. during old times and then

ICOMOS is the official international organization of heritage conservation

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About ICOMOS Philippines
Sep 16, 2020 ICOMOS Philippines Youtube
ICOMOS Philippines is the duly recognized National Committee of ICOMOS International in the country. As part of the ICOMOS global network of cultural heritage experts, members of ICOMOS Philippines have been working with various local and international institutions and organizations, both government and non-government, by providing technical assistance in various fields of heritage conservation.

Augusto Villalon: A History of ICOMOS and ICOMOS Philippines

When Communities Engage – Tools for Community Participation in Heritage
July 7, 2020 ICOMOS Philippines Official
How does archaeology improve the lives of communities that live in and around these precious cultural sites? What are the tools and approaches in archaeology that are used for learning and public engagement and are these tools still valid given the pandemic?

NLP Building, T. M. Kalaw Street, Ermita, 1000 Manila

13 million Spanish documents, 60 million cataloged public documents

Look RA 9470 - National Archives of the Philippines Act of 2007

in the album Cebu & Visayan - Heritage, Legacy & History

Many of the photos are from Philippine History Buffs. All descriptions are from uploaders

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Heritage

Religious and Beliefs

Programs, Projects and Activities

Historical and Cultural Society

Dubbed Homo luzonensis after the island of Luzon where its remains were found, the species is one of the most important finds that will be out in the coming years, one scientist predicts.
A previously unknown human species has been discovered after 13 fossil bones and teeth were excavated in a cave in the Philippines.

After Homo luzonensis discovery, scientists heading back to Callao Cave
Shaira Panela February 05, 2020
'We would like to find more diagnostic human remains for further research on the new hominin species Homo luzonensis,' says the research team who will be digging again in Callao Cave for 6 weeks

Diggings in Philippine cave find new early human species
Agence France-Presse April 11, 2019

A new species of Homo from the Late Pleistocene of the Philippines
10 April 2019
A hominin third metatarsal discovered in 2007 in Callao Cave (Northern Luzon, the Philippines) and dated to 67 thousand years ago provided the earliest direct evidence of a human presence in the Philippines.

CARIDAD B. FIAR-OD, PhD
College Vice President, MPSPC
Council of Elders, Igorot Global Organization
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The Videos:
Baguio City - Portrait Of A Hill Station

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The Attul of Banghallan - Lagawe, Ifugao

The Home of the Early Terrace Builders in Ifugao
"The Early Terrace Builders became resilient with the demands of time... They have learned from the remnants of landslides and from every drop of soil that falls along the paddies of the fields"

1,000-year-old village found in Philippines
The remains of a 1,000-year-old village have been discovered in the Philippines

The Philippines Before Spain

The Journey - Cebu Legacy - How It Came to Be!

These Videos contains the historical information of Cebu's favorite historical tourist spots.

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Cebu prior to World War II

Oh Cebu pagkatahum mo kaniadto

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Historical Photos from Cebu

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Toledo City Heritage

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Philippine Cultural Heritage Tour

Cebu Southeastern Cultural Heritage Tour September 13, 2009

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An Educational Tour: A Heritage Trail to Southwest Cebu

Iloilo: Promoting heritage through cultural identity
Iloilo is home to decades-old churches and Spanish-era houses, but a group of citizens passionate about heritage want to do more to promote the province’s cultural treasures.
Nov 13, 2014
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'Visi-Tour' along Iloilo City's historic sights
Jul 24, 2017
A local biking community hopes to promote cycling by holding 'Visi-Tours' - a tour-by-bike to the famed tourist spots of the city.

Tour on two wheels: Seeing Iloilo City's historic sights by bike
Katerina Francisco July 25, 2017
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Why is Iloilo important in PH history?
For the second straight year, President Aquino chose to celebrate Independence day outside Metro Manila. Jun 11, 2015
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Panubli-on: The Iloilo Heritage

The Fabulous Spanish Heritage of Tigbauan, Iloilo

Spanish Heritage in The Philippines
Many good informations and photos

Mga Yaman ng Guyangan Mar 18, 2014

Experts at the National Museum in the capital Manila are studying the burial urns from a tribe that lived in the Philippines over 2,000 years ago, in what could be a major archaeological discovery.

For the first time, Filipinos can access the 4 manuscripts of explorer Antonio Pigafetta about precolonial Philippines right in the NHCP library, free of charge

Bringing home the Pigafetta manuscripts
Pia Ranada October 16, 2019
For the first time, high-resolution copies of Italian explorer Antonio Pigafetta's chronicle are in the Philippine national historian's library, accessible to any Filipino who wants to learn about Magellan's expedition, the 'First Mass,' and the Battle of Mactan

They have been a repository of ancient books and documents for over 400 years. Within the books’ pages lie hidden stories of national heroes, friars, workers and land owners. They are the stories not only of great men but also of women.

History of the Philippines (Before 1521)

The Laguna Copperplate Inscription, short LCI, was discovered in 1989 by Alfredo E. Evangelista a sand laborer working on Lumbang River near the outlet to Laguna de Bay found a plate in Barangay Wawa, Lumban, in the Laguna province. The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (also shortened to LCI) is the earliest known written document found in the Philippines.

The Video and about Tondo

Filipino beliefs and practices before the arrival of the Spaniards.

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Society
Politics
Religion
Economic Life
Culture

Highlights of 7 Filipinas whose stories should be remembered

The name Rosa Sevilla de Alvero may not ring a bell, but thanks to her, Filipinas have been able to exercise their right to vote.

Today in Philippine History, March 4, 1879, Rosa Sevilla was born in Tondo, Manila
On March 4, 1879, Rosa Sevilla de Alvero, educator, writer and one of the notable suffragists in Asia who fought for the Filipino women's right to vote, was born in Tondo, Manila.
She pursued her desired profession of being a teacher and graduated as "maestra superior" at Assumption College. Together with Pura Villanueva-Kalaw and Pilar Hidalgo-Lim, she lobbied and campaigned for woman suffrage.

Diego Silang y Andaya (December 16, 1730 – May 28, 1763)
 was a Filipino revolutionary leader who conspired with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano state.

María Josefa Gabriela Cariño de Silang (19 March 1731 – 20 September 1763)
was a Filipina revolutionary leader best known as the first female leader of a Filipino movement for independence from Spain. She took over the reins of her husband Diego Silang's revolutionary movement after his assassination in 1763.

Finding Gabriela Silang in Abra
Aika Rey June 22, 2019
I was drawn to Abra's rolling hills and majestic waterfalls. But with the weather not cooperating, I found myself in a historical place instead

has a varied history and was suspended on June 24, 2006 - the second time since 1987.
Filipinos have mixed opinions about the death penalty, with many opposing it on religious and humanitarian grounds, while advocates see it as a way of deterring crimes.

Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine Park is a five-hectare park located in the city of San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. It houses the Pinaglabanan Shrine (also known as War Arena Memorial, Spirit of Pinaglabanan, or Dambana ng Pinaglabanan) to commemorate the first battle of the 1896 Philippine Revolution that happened on that site August 30, 1986, when the Katipuneros (revolutionary movement founded by Andres Bonifacio) lay siege to an arms storage facility, called the almacen de polvora, that belonged to the Spanish Colonial Government and the El Deposito.

The NHCP manages the shrine and two public museums located near the grounds:
Museo El Deposito and
Museo ng Katipunan Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine MK PMS

Revival of the Philippines' first water reservoir neglected for around 60 years
Manila Bulletin Online Nov 13, 2019
After more than 60 years of total neglect, El Deposito, one of the largest remaining Spanish artifacts recently excavated in the country will soon open its doors to the public in 2020.

The El Deposito was an old underground water reservoir in San Juan del Monte, now the city of San Juan in Metro Manila, Philippines. It was built by the Spanish authorities in 1880 with a capacity of 15 million gallons to provide the residents of Manila and its surrounding areas with an adequate water supply. The reservoir was historically known as the site where the onset of the Philippine Revolution through the Battle of San Juan del Monte took place in 1896

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Metro Manila water system and the story of Museo El Deposito
Susan G. De Leon

Emilio Jacinto: The hero of the Battle of Pasong Tamo
Severino Samonte April 17, 2019

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DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL ALONZO Y REALONDA

Jose Rizal Shrine and Museum

Jose Rizal and His Lovers

Reading, understanding, and appreciating Rizal
Jorge Mojarro June 24, 2018
Admiring Rizal without understanding him is a kind of empty nationalism and blind devotion

The Videos

Jose Rizal´s life, work, writing

Jose Rizal (full name: José Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonso y Realonda) (June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896) He is considered a national hero and the anniversary of Rizal's death is commemorated as a Philippine holiday called Rizal Day.
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Historical reactions to the publication of Rizal's two novels - Philippine - Spain 100 Years Ago
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Love Story of Jose P Rizal - Girlfriends - Women in Rizal's Life
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Rizal, The Mason
Oct 10, 2012 by/Honeylane Lim for education - Look also below

Where and when did Josephine Bracken arrive from Ireland to the Philippines? How did fate bring them together?

Rizal's execution: Little known facts
Raymund Catindig December 29, 2010

Heneral Rizal recounts the story of our national hero’s elder brother, Paciano. History books and other references have regarded Paciano as the ever-supportive brother of Jose Rizal; but unbeknownst to many, he was a General who had close relations with both Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto, coordinating various military operations. His bravery was greatly exhibited when he led the forces that liberated Calamba. In this highly-charged and deeply-emotional monologue, Heneral Rizal chronicles the Philippine revolution in the lens of the noble General.

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was a Filipino revolutionary, politician, and military leader who is officially recognized as the first and the youngest President of the Philippines (1899–1901) and first president of a constitutional republic in Asia.

Aguinaldo, 94, Dies; Led Filipino RevoIts
FEB. 6, 1964

Emilio Aguinaldo - Contributions, Achievements & Death - Biography

16 Interesting Facts About Emilio Aguinaldo

The Video:
Emilio Aguinaldo in the Filipino-American War

A short documentary, a HIGH SCHOOL VIDEO PROJECT, not a nationally-shown documentary on Emilio Aguinaldo, a leader in the Philippines during the Filipino-American War, also known as the Filipino Insurrection.

The larger-than-life size statue of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and the museum beside it is an interesting Baguio landmark which could be found at the upper end of Gen. Luna Road in a vicinity referred to by local residents as Jungletown.

The Videos

President Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine , Kawit, Cavite, Philippines
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Secret doors, passageways, hiding places at the Aguinaldo Shrine
Jun 12 - 13, 2013
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Tourdroid: An Augmented Interactive Tour Guide for the Emilio Aguinaldo Museum Using Android Devices

Look descriptions with English subtitles on the videos.

Malu Maniquis

The Iconization from Portrait to Peso

The face of the Philippine revolution is evasive, just like the freedom that eluded the man known as its leader.

BSP releases new P5-coin to honor Andres Bonifacio

IN PHOTOS: Remembering the Supremo through monuments
Nov 30, 2020 Judiel Libot
Who’s that man wielding the bolo?
The image of Andres Bonifacio wielding a bolo, raring to lead revolutionaries in battle is firmly etched in most Filipinos minds.

On May 10, 1897, our revolutionary hero, Andres Bonifacio and his brother, Procopio, were unjustly and brutally killed by the Magdalo faction. May 10, 2013

How Andres and Procopio Bonifacio were executed

May 10 is a significant date in Philippine History. This was the day our greatest hero Andres Bonifacio was executed by traitors to the revolutionary movement. May 10, 2015

was a Filipino general who took part in the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire and in the Philippine-American War. After the war was declared over by the United States in 1902, Sakay continued resistance and the following year became President of the Republic of Katagalugan

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Rizal, The Mason

The Video:

It's only happened twice in the country's history

You know labor unions, but do you know Isabelo de los Reyes?
Frank Cimatu May 01, 2017
The writer, labor activist, Aglipayan church founder, and politician from Vigan, Ilocos Sur, started the tradition of honoring the workers every May 1.
He might as well be the Father of Anthropology and Indigenous Studies in the country. He introduced Marxism to the Philippines. He was jailed among the anarchists in Europe. He fought the Catholic church by helping establish another.

The month of February 1899 was a critical period in the history of our nation. It was on Feb. 6 of that year that the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War was ratified by the US Senate. It marked the end of the Spanish empire and the beginning of the United States as a world power.

Photos of the American conquest of the Philippines, an episode also referred to as the Filipino Genocide. Soundtrack: Campanades a morts, by Lluís Llach.
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The rape of the Philippines
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Kampana ng Balangiga
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Bells of Balangiga
A short documentary about the epic quest of Balangiga.
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History of US in the PHIL
Excerpts from Part 5 of Buhay at Pakikibaka ni Andres Bonifacio docufilm of Komiteng Bonifacio. This is the reason why Bonifacio's dream of a truly free an sovereign nation must be fulfilled by the present generation. It is our task. Narrated by Carol Araullo and Vencer Crisostomo. Chris Pforr as Pres. McKinley and John Gianvito as Sen. George Hoar.
Jun 2, 2015 Malu Maniquis

U.S. GENOCIDE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE FOR NATIONAL-DEMOCRATIC LIBERATION
E. San Juan, Jr. Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Except during the sixties when the Filipino-American War of 1899-1902 was referred to as " the first Vietnam, " the death of 1.4 million Filipinos has been usually accounted for as either collateral damage or victims of insurrection against the imperial authority of the United States. The first Filipino scholar to make a thorough documentation of the carnage is the late Luzviminda Francisco in her contribution to The Philippines: The End of An Illusion (London, 1973).

The Balangiga massacre

as it is known in the Philippines, or the Balangiga affair, as it is known in the United States, was an incident in 1901 during the Philippine-American War where more than forty American soldiers were killed in a surprise guerrilla attack in the town of Balangiga on Samar island.

FAST FACTS: Balangiga Massacre
Alex Evangelista September 28, 2018
The Balangiga Massacre of September 28, 1901, is considered as one of the bloodiest events during the Philippine-American war

Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
Arnaldo Dumindin
CASUALTIES, February 4, 1899 - July 4, 1902:
Filipinos : 20,000 soldiers killed in action; 200,000 civilians died
Americans : 4,390 dead (1,053 killed in action; 3,337 other deaths)

The War Rages: Creation of Macabebe Scouts, September - October 1899
Arnaldo Dumindin - Look also HERE

Balangiga bells e.g. Balangiga bells brought to original church in Eastern Samar town after 117 years - Balangiga: A Tale of Two Nations

What we used to do
What we didn’t do before
The bad influences

(August 19, 1878 – August 1, 1944) served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines (as opposed to other historical states). Quezón is considered by most Filipinos to have been the second president of the Philippines, after Emilio Aguinaldo (1897–1901).
Quezón was the first Senate president elected to the presidency, the first president elected through a national election, and the first incumbent to secure re-election (for a partial second term, later extended, due to amendments to the 1935 Constitution). He is known as the "Father of the National Language".

IMPORTANT:

Facebook: Museo ni Manuel Quezon

Museo ni Manuel Quezon

Quezon Memorial Shrine

was a Filipino politician and kleptocrat, who was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled as dictator under martial law from 1972 until 1981. While his regime started an unprecedented number of infrastructure projects and monuments (known colloquially as an "edifice complex" and at great taxpayer cost), it also became infamous for its corruption, extravagance and brutality.

U.P. history department slams president's attendance at Marcos event
August 31, 2018
The Department of History says the UP President's appearance at the event is an insult to the memory of those who risked their lives to fight martial law.

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54 Oakwood mutineers to be freed in January next year
April 11, 2007

Oakwood Mutiny backgrounder
April 8, 2008
More than 300 junior officers and enlisted men took over the Oakwood Premier in the Ayala Center, Makati City on July 27, 2003.

LIST: Who's been granted amnesty?
Alex Evangelista September 04, 2018
Administration allies Senator Gringo Honasan, MMDA boss Danilo Lim, and former customs chief Nicanor Faeldon were among those granted amnesty by previous presidents

SPECIAL REPORT
Almost 300, including Duterte execs, freed due to Aquino amnesty
October 2, 2018
AGATHA GUIDABEN, JAMAICA JANE PASCUAL, GMA News Research

The daughter of the late statesman Jose Diokno says her father would urge Filipinos to 'stand firm, find our voice, and not seal our eyes' against injustices in the country if he were still alive.

'Distortion of truth': Diokno family slams Bongbong Marcos, Enrile
Jodesz Gavilan September 21, 2018
The family of the late statesmen Jose Diokno slams former senator Juan Ponce Enrile for peddling lies about Marcos' Martial Law, calling his actions a 'pathetic attempt at rewriting our history'

Through 'Ka Pepe,' Sereno reflects on human rights in PH
Bea Cupin September 21, 2017
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno raises the challenges confronting human rights today, as a monument of the late Jose 'Ka Pepe' Diokno is unveiled on the 45th anniversary of Martial Law

No cause more worthy: Ka Pepe Diokno's fight for human rights
Jodesz Gavilan September 21, 2017
Statesman Jose 'Ka Pepe' Diokno is regarded as the father of human rights advocacy in the Philippines

Diokno defined courage for the Martial Law generation
Ed Garcia September 19, 2017
On the 45th anniversary of martial law and some 30 years after his death, Jose Diokno lives on, his ideals and his dreams, and his deeply held belief that it is worth building 'a nation for our children'.

Jesse Robredo's ‘tsinelas leadership' lives on, 6 years after his death

Jesse Robredo Quote and HERE

Malacanang hails Pimentel as a “giant among his peers”

Patriot, statesman, pillar of democracy: Tributes pour in for Nene Pimentel
October 20, 2019
Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr, a courageous stalwart of Philippine politics and democracy, died on Sunday, October 20. He was 85 years old.
Former Senate president Nene Pimentel fought for the powerless and promoted the rule of law, and these fueled his staunch opposition to the Marcos dictatorship

LOOK: Nene Pimentel's final homecoming
Bobby Lagsa October 24, 2019
Cagayan de Oro residents pay their last respects to the city's most illustrious son, former Senate president Aquilino 'Nene' Pimentel Jr

The Video: Remembering former Senate President Nene Pimentel

The Video: Family, friends remembering Nene Pimentel

Michael Bueza March 20, 2017 - with Video

Get to know more about the former Senate president and one of the country's greatest statesmen

Hindi maikakaila na si dating Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago ang isa sa mga politiko na may pinakamalakas na impluwensya sa taumbayan. Ngunit sino nga ba siya? Sa paglipas ng kanyang third death anniversary, kilalanin nang mas maigi ang tinaguriang "The Iron Lady of Asia" sa video na ito!

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The Fall of Cebu

May 23, 2012

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The Liberation Of Cebu

Alam n'yo ba na may isang grupo ng Aeta na lumaban noong World War II? Kilalanin sila sa video!

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Official documents shed light on Tokyo's role in 'comfort women': Kyodo
December 7, 2019
The Imperial Japanese Army asked the government to provide one “comfort woman” for every 70 soldiers, Japan’s Kyodo news agency said, citing wartime government documents it had reviewed, shedding a fresh light on Tokyo’s involvement in the practice.

Japan comfort women sue PH government at U.N. body
Lian Buan November 30, 2019
Having exhausted all channels, including a suit at the Supreme Court, Filipino women raped and assaulted by Japanese soldiers in World War II run to the United Nations

Palace says woman's statue in Laguna part of freedom of expression
Sofia Tomacruz January 01, 2019
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo adds although the public should commemorate sacrifices and lessons learned World War II, it would be 'counter productive' to antagonize Japan – a strategic ally of the Philippines

Japan’s discomfort with history and the PH dilemma
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III December 30, 2017
Japan should just allow the Filipinos the liberty to commemorate their history the way they want to, while it continues to do some soul-searching on how to come to terms with its own past

Statue of a comfort woman
Paterno Esmaquel II December 26, 2017
"Comfort women" refer to those turned by the Japanese military into sex slaves during World War II.

IN PHOTOS: Groups seek return of comfort woman statue
June 12, 2018
On Independence Day, #Flowers4Lolas reiterate demands for the reinstallation of the statue that 'gives a face to victims of war and militarization' and for the Philippine government 'to uphold the truth in our history'

Duterte on comfort woman statue: 'You can place it somewhere else'
April 29, 2018
'It is not the policy of government to antagonize other nations,' says the President who repeatedly slams the US and the EU over a host of issues

Japan ties at stake over comfort woman statue
Paterno Esmaquel II January 13, 2018 - with Video
'You can't strengthen your relationship long term if you keep bringing up things that you think are settled,' Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano says.

Duterte won't act on comfort woman statue
Pia Ranada January 11, 2018
Malacañang says it does not regard the controversial statue as a 'diplomatic issue' and expresses confidence that bilateral ties between the Philippines and Japan will 'become even stronger' despite it.

the Videos in the album Comfort Women:

Justice remains elusive for comfort women during World War II
Feb 4, 2019
In the Philippines, only 36 "comfort women" survivors remain alive today. However, justice remains elusive for them.

On Independence Day, various groups honor Filipino comfort women
Jun 12, 2018
To honor and remember the Filipino women abused by Japanese soldiers during the Second World War, various groups who campaigned for the reinstallation of the ‘Comfort Woman’ statue along Roxas Boulevard held a ceremony for the victims on Tuesday, Independence Day.

'Ang Lihim ni Lola,' a documentary by Howie Severino
Aug 11, 2015
Iloilo's last surviving comfort woman is 94-year-old Lourdes Divinagracia. For more than 70 years, she kept one little secret that she's now finally ready to reveal.

"Comfort Women" One Last Cry - Philippino Comfort Women Story
Apr 17, 2013

Lola Fidencia David, a Filipino 'Comfort Woman,' Recounts Ordeal Under the Japanese
Oct 22, 2013
Lola Fidencia David was 14-years old when "the Japanese army occupied her town . . . captured, repeatedly raped, and forced to clean the garrison camp". Look also the story

Gabriela to file House resolution to investigate removal of comfort woman statue
May 9, 2018
According to Lila Filipina's incoming Executive Director Sharon Silva, the Gabriela Women’s party list will file a House resolution to investigate the removal of the comfort woman statue in Roxas, Boulevard. However, the Manila City Administrator Jojo Alcovendaz explained that the removal was done to give way to a flood control project of the DPWH.

Removal of statue an 'insult' to Filipino 'comfort women'
Apr 29, 2018
Taking down a statue depicting a 'comfort woman' along Roxas Boulevard is an insult to the Filipina sex slaves victimized under the Japanese occupation, a lawyer said Sunday.

Duterte on comfort woman statue: Not policy to antagonize other nations
Apr 29, 2018
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he did not have any hand in the removal of the statue of a comfort woman on Roxas Boulevard in Manila on Saturday but hinted that he favored it.

The Video
Philippines Campaign, Battle for Luzon

Remark this is an album in the album Bataan Death March & The battle of Luzon

Many historical sequences in the video from his time (May 5, 1869 - December 14, 1937)

14-minute video, produced by Filipiniana.net, in cooperation with the UP Vargas Museum

Remark this is an album in the album Painters, Muralists, BodyPainters, Graffiti Artist and their works

A history book about Ilocos Sur authored by Ilocos Sur governor Deogracias Victor "DV" Savellano and illustrated by Philippine Star editorial cartoonist Rene Aranda and UP Fine Arts professor Bim Bacaltos.

You can buy the book here:
1. University of the Philippines Press, Diliman, Quezon City
2. Filipinas Heritage Library, Ayala Triangle, Ayala Ave., Makati City (in front of Manila Pen Hotel)
3. Ayala Museum Library, Makati Avenue cor. Dela Rosa St. Makati City
4. National Book Store

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Olongapo City, Then and Now

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Memories of Olongapo City

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Clark Air Base - Past and PRESENT

Look the full descriptions of the videos : Past and PRESENT & Before Mt. Pinatubo Evacuation 

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A Story of Philippine's Oldest Radio Station

Remark most of the videos in this section are in the albums in the album Philippine History or EDSA People Power Revolution or Ferdinand E. E. Marcos, Sr. - President, Dictator, Martial Law, Burial, Etc.

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IMPORTANT: Ferdinand E. E. Marcos, Sr. - President, Dictator, Etc.

This coming week, the nation marks the 35th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution that overthrew the Marcos dictatorship and installed Cory Aquino to the presidency. This dramatic political event led to the writing of a new constitution that the Filipino people ratified in a nationwide plebiscite on Feb. 2, 1987, barely a year after Edsa.

Revolution not over, says FVR; local People Power commemoration rites urged
Jeannette I. Andrade February 25, 2021
Former President Fidel Ramos challenged Filipinos on the eve of the 35th anniversary celebration of the Edsa uprising to “keep ablaze the flame of nationalism and continue to embody the unparalleled spirit of the People Power revolution.”

The Video: Calls of "Never Again" take on new meaning 35 years after EDSA People Power
Feb 25, 2021
Activists march along EDSA on Thursday, February 25, to commemorate the 35th year of People Power. The commemoration is specially poignant today amid the government's red tagging and passage of a draconian anti-terror law. #EDSA35​ Video by Kris Angel Ditan

Catholic Church needs to help ‘deepen’ PH democracy
Feb 28, 2021 Jezreel Ines
After defending democracy in EDSA exactly 35 years ago, the Catholic Church now needs to help deepen the Philippines’ gains from the People Power Revolution of 1986, an expert said.
“Defending is just a first step. Deepening is a different story, and that is the challenge to our church these days,” said Arjan Aguirre, political science professor from Ateneo de Manila University, in an online forum titled "Usap-Usapang Kalayaan: Conversations on Freedom” on Wednesday, February 24.

History Professor Xiao Chua dissects how the late Jaime Cardinal Sin's broadcast message brought the Filipino people in unity during the height of the People Power Revolution of 1986

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First Quarter Storm 50th anniversary celebrations honors martyrs
kodao phils Jan 27, 2020
At the event signalling the year-long celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the First Quarter Storm of 1970 at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City last January 26, its surviving participants paid tribute to all their comrades in the historic youth and student-led series of massive protest actions that rocked the Marcos dictatorship. The FQS was the first big uprising that launched the national democratic revolution that still rages in the Philippines today. (Video by Jek Alcaraz/Kodao)

What was the First Quarter Storm? How did it change the Philippines?
Kirby Araullo Jan 24, 2019
Ferdinand Marcos used it as one of the reasons to justify his declaration of Martial Law over the Philippines... But what was it really about?

Lakad Gunita sa Pamantasang Hinirang: First Quarter Storm and Diliman Commune
Sep 25, 2019 TVUP
Ang Lakad Gunita sa Pamantasang Hinirang (First Quarter Storm and Diliman Commune) ay isang dokumentaryo na naglalayong sariwain ang aktibismo at ang mga pangyayaring naganap sa loob ng kampus ng UP Diliman sa panahon ng dating pangulo at diktador na si Ferdinand Marcos, bago ang kaniyang pagdedeklara ng Batas Militar noong 1972.
Tampok rito ang mga kwento ng mga estudyante ng UP at ang pito sa pinakamahahalagang gusali at lugar sa UP Diliman noong panahon ng diktadura. Ang mga gusaling ito ay nagsilbing saksi sa mga naganap na malawakang protesta ng mga mag-aaral, guro, at kawani ng Unibersidad mula Enero hanggang Marso 1970 na mas kilala bilang First Quarter Storm o Sigwa ng Unang Kwarto at ang pagkakatatag ng Diliman Commune noong Pebrero 1971.

A young Ibarra Malonzo leads student demonstration at UP Diliman - 1970
Jan 17, 2021 RareVideos@Random
A student rally (and interview) held by anti-imperialist, anti-US, anti-Marcos & anti-rich activist students at the Palma Hall of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Date unknown but this was on the same reel featuring Senator Ninoy Aquino and based on both video contents, this was filmed after the First Quarter Storm.
CBS reporter is Bernard Kalb, student interviewed is then-UP student Ibarra Malonzo.
Malonzo is currently the president of the National Federation of Labor (NFL). Unfortunately he has been corrupted by the power and money he has gained since his activist days, earning millions of pesos in "bonuses" as a commissioner of the Philippine SSS (Social Security System) as well as a criminal indictment.

Diliman Commune in Photos
Feb 5, 2021 Bulatlat
Feb. 1-9, 1971, students, faculty and residents of the University of the Philippines staged a barricade around the Diliman campus to protest the oil price hike.
The Diliman Commune is hailed as the first ever display of mass resistance from the UP community during the Marcos administration.
Photos from Arkibong Bayan collection.

"Internasyunal/UP Naming Mahal" - Songs from the Diliman Commune (1971)
Jan 30, 2021 Canciones de Filipinas
The Diliman Commune is an uprising led by students, faculty members and residents of the University of the Philippines, Diliman (UPD), together with transport workers, on February 1-9, 1971, in protest of the three centavo increase in oil prices during the Marcos administration. The historic protest action was led by the UPD Student Council, the Samahang Demokratiko ng Kabataan (Democratic Association of the Youth, or SDK) and various fraternities, student organizations, faculty unions and community organizations.

TIMELINE: First Quarter Storm
Reynaldo Santos Jr February 27, 2014
From January to March 1970, student leaders protest against the government of Ferdinand Marcos, prompting the declaration of Martial Law in 1972

This Week on People’s History: First Quarter Storm of 1970
January 31, 2019 - with Video

50 years after the First Quarter Storm
Boying Pimentel January 21, 2020

Diliman Commune
In January 1971, weekly protests (marked by barricades and rallies) were held by students in response to the rising price of fuel, which was ignored by the Philippine government during that time. On 1 February 1971, protesting transport workers joined the UPD community at the UPD campus to form a massive barricade that led to the disruption of classes and the entry of government forces in the campus.

Dear Sonny
Feb 8, 2021 Soliman M. Santos Jr
Kumusta, ka-batch? It’s been a long 50 years since we last saw you, laid to rest after your martyrdom that sparked the “Diliman Commune” – whose 50th anniversary is also being commemorated at UP beloved, kicked off by a Barikada Singkwenta cultural performance which also paid tribute to you. I am sure you never imagined it would come to this, no less than, well, your immortalization in history.

‘Diliman Commune’ a renewed symbol of resistance 50 years on
Raissa Robles in Manila 1 Feb, 2021
The eight-day uprising on a University of the Philippines’ campus looked to challenge the authority of soon-to-be dictator Ferdinand Marcos
It ended before protesters’ demands were met, but its repercussions can still be felt – and are becoming ever more relevant under Rodrigo Duterte

LOOKBACK: The Diliman Commune of 1971
Feb 1, 2021 Michelle Abad
Fifty years ago in February, University of the Philippines students put up barricades as cops forcibly entered the campus. What started as a peaceful solidarity strike with jeepney drivers over an oil price hike soon turned violent.

Diliman Commune: The Historic Barricade That Surrounded UP 50 Years Ago
'Raise high the barricades!'
Mario Alvaro Limos Feb 1, 2021
Fifty years ago from February 1 to 9, 1971, students and faculty of the University of the Philippines built barricades around the campus, in response to the three-centavo increase in oil prices in the Philippines. But it was more than just about oil prices. It was the culmination of years of unrest due to social inequities happening around the country and also a response to Ferdinand Marcos’ looming lust for power and his witch-hunting for communists. The event is now known as the Diliman Commune. Look - download the article

Remembering the Diliman Commune
Jire Carreon Jan 31 2021
Visual artist and professor Toym Imao puts the finishing touches on his art installation "Barikada" on Sunday at the Quezon Hall of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City. The artwork commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Diliman Commune -- an uprising led by students, faculty, residents and transport workers on Feb. 1, 1971.

August 21, 2017 marks 34 years since Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr was killed at the Manila International Airport.
Considered one of the staunchest opponents of then president Ferdinand Marcos, Aquino was regarded as a contributing factor in the transformation of the small opposition during Martial Law. His assassination galvanized the opposition even more and drew widespread support for their cause, culminating in a People Power revolt in 1986.

LOOK this Video in HD AND also ALL the other Videos in the album Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr. e.g.:

#Ninoy: Remembering a Hero - Full Airplane interview from August 21 1983

Tributes to Ninoy - Feb 25, 2017

Ninoy’s letter to Antonio Cuenco on June 27, 1983

Ninoy Aquino's Arrival Statement

Cory Aquino and the fall of Martial Law

The History Remains at Aquino Center and Museum

PH commemorates 36th death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino
CNN Philippines Aug 21, 2019
The country commemorates the assassination of former senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr. 36 years ago. We look back at Aquino's life and death, and the legacy he left for the young generation.

the articles:

IMPORTANT: Ninoy Aquino Day
a national non-working holiday

Ninoy: A story of redemption
Carlo Santiago Aug 21 2020
'Ninoy’s generation is fading away, as well as those that came after him. And as generations fade, so, too, will their memories.'

NINOY AQUINO: A young man’s view of the hero
August 21, 2020 Argyll Cyrus Geducos
Argyll Geducos, 25, MB reporter covering Malacanang, writes about meeting the hero in class, books, and while at work.

Honor all freedom fighters on Ninoy Aquino Day
Mara Cepeda August 21, 2019
'Many talk about being willing to die for our country. Ninoy was one of the courageous few who actually did,' says Vice President Leni Robredo

Filipinos are worth dying for by Ninoy Aquino

Ninoy’s letter to Antonio Cuenco on June 27, 1983

Kris Aquino remembers dad Ninoy on 36th death anniversary
August 21, 2019
'Dad knew how to make people feel special and important,' Kris says of her late father

FULL TEXT: Noynoy Aquino's message on Ninoy's 35th death anniversary
August 22, 2018 - with Video
Read former president Benigno Aquino III's speech during the 35th death anniversary of his father, the late senator Ninoy Aquino, who was assassinated in 1983

CORY AQUINO: LAST LETTER FROM NINOY AND A PRICELESS LEGACY
August 21, 2003 Corazon C. Aquino

We need to remember why Filipinos both in the Philippines and abroad rallied against a dictator

On the 34th anniversary of the historic event, Vice President Leni Robredo urges Filipinos to protect and preserve the memory of the EDSA People Power Revolution amid attempts by some quarters to 'erase it for their personal agenda'

On 34th EDSA anniversary, groups slam Duterte for being 'Marcos-like'
February 25, 2020 - with Video
Multisectoral groups take to the streets to point out oppressive policies and violations under the Duterte administration that mirror those of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos - Ghost of Dictator Marcos Hangs Over Duterte

Duterte says shun 'petty political differences' but again skips EDSA anniversary rites
JC Gotinga February 25, 2020
President Rodrigo Duterte hails the peaceful uprising for having restored democratic institutions, many of which he himself has attacked or threatened

Signs of a divided, forgetful country come on full display as the Philippines marks the 33rd anniversary of the peaceful EDSA People Power Revolution of 1986

The Video: EDSA People Power Anniversary
GMA News Streamed live Feb 25, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte skipped it again, Vice President Leni Robredo was not invited, and in a twist most unimaginable in 1986, a Marcos comeback in key positions of leadership could be looming in the Philippines.

'The susceptibility of the youth to seek 'alternative facts' and feign a sense of nostalgia for the golden days of Martial Law is a collective failure of our political, social, and pedagogical institutions'

Did EDSA fail us?
Sylvia Estrada Claudio February 26, 2018
When this regime threatens press freedom, imprisons its critics, and arbitrarily kills its citizens, then it fails us and EDSA. It reverses all the steps we have taken towards democracy and progress.

#EDSA30: One memorable meeting on Feb 23

Ordinary Filipinos, who joined the first People Power Revolution at EDSA 33 years ago, recounted their memorable lessons from the historic event that put an end to the Marcos dictatorship.

Robredo hopes for united EDSA anniversary celebration
Patty Pasion February 22, 2017
Aside from the government-hosted event in Camp Aguinaldo, there will also be protests organized by anti-Marcos groups.

Duterte supporters to hold rallies on EDSA anniversary
Pia Ranada February 22, 2017 - with Video
The rallies are meant to prove that support for President Rodrigo Duterte is 'not waning' despite criticism against his war on drugs and the revival of his links to murders in Davao City.

go to overview

Second EDSA Revolution

EDSA People Power II, as it came to be known, was a series of protests held from January 16 to 20, 2001, against former president Joseph Estrada who was then facing plunder charges. The protests eventually triggered Estrada's downfall – and paved the way for Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, his vice president, to enter the spotlight in the political scene.

Walk down memory lane with Leloy Claudio and Barry Guitierrez on the rise and fall – and rise – of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's presidency from 2001-2010 is one of the most tumultuous periods in Philippine history – a failure of democracy for some, with corruption taking center stage and an administration constantly in survival mode.
The decade made famous the buzzwords "Hello Garci' and "moderate your greed" and gave birth to the Magdalo mutineer

IMPORTANT: WHAT WENT BEFORE: Oakwood Mutiny

Below : Redux? Duterte admin recalls Arroyo policies, controversies

After Palparan conviction, lawyers target Gloria Arroyo
Lian Buan September 17, 2018 - with Video
‘We are looking at the angle of command responsibility of Palparan’s commander-in-chief Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,’ says private prosecutor Edre Olalia

Redux? Duterte admin recalls Arroyo policies, controversies
Carmela Fonbuena July 22, 2018

Rodrigo Duterte and Gloria Arroyo have similar tendencies on key policy issues, but experts say Duterte has pushed his powers to the 'brink of authoritarianism'

IMPORTANT too:

Arroyo's the feature, Duterte’s just the trailer
Vergel O. Santos August 04, 2018
Any residual doubts about Arroyo’s special place in the hierarchy of power in the Duterte regime should be dispelled by her accession to the Speakership

Robredo: Arroyo’s House takeover embarrassing
Lian Buan July 24, 2018 - with Video
‘Nakakahiya na pinapakita natin sa lahat na iyong pag-wrestle ng power, parang in full public view,’ says Vice President Leni Robredo

#BabaeAko movement: Arroyo as Speaker won't champion women's status
Sheila Advincula July 24, 2018
At the forefront of #BabaeAko movement's SONA 2018 protest is its call to abolish the 'regressive' TRAIN Act

Sara Duterte says House has 'strong leader' in Arroyo
Pia Ranada July 24, 2018
The presidential daughter congratulates new Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo a day after the House coup some say she helped bring about

Supreme Court ’nipped in the bud’ Arroyo’s plunder case – Morales
Lian Buan July 24, 2018
Arroyo rises to the position of House Speaker, but she is not entirely in the clear because a pending case remains at the Ombudsman

'Nagparamdam si FPJ,' Grace Poe says after Arroyo speakership
Camille Elemia July 24, 2018
Taking off from her mother Susan Roces' 2005 statement against former president Gloria Arroyo, Senator Poe says: 'Nakadalawa ka na. Ngayon pangatlo na, baka kailangan nang kalusin'

Can Alvarez file a quo warranto petition vs Arroyo?
Lian Buan July 24, 2018
In 1949, the Supreme Court dismissed a similar petition involving a Senate leadership takeover for lack of jurisdiction over a political question

Battle for House minority looms as Alvarez bloc accepts defeat
July 24, 2018
The group of Representative Pantaleon Alvarez is keen on fielding Representative Rodolfo Fariñas as its minority leader

'Why is he inside?' Tempers flare after Alvarez ouster
Pia Ranada July 24, 2018
'He is no longer Speaker,' says the camp of new House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo about Davao del Norte 1st District Representative Pantaleon Alvarez's presence in President Rodrigo Duterte's pre-SONA holding room.

'Prime Minister Arroyo' if Cha-Cha succeeds, opposition warns
Sofia Tomacruz July 24, 2018
'She has the smarts, she has the experience, and this is something that she’s wanted to have for a long time,' says former lawmaker Barry Gutierrez

Malacañang ready to work with Speaker Arroyo
Pia Ranada July 24, 2018
The new House Speaker's 'first challenge' is to pass the 2019 national budget on time, says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

Arroyo vows to push Duterte agenda in House
Mara Cepeda July 24, 2018
Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo says she is 'extremely honored' to get the support of her colleagues at the House of Representatives

Alvarez out, Arroyo in as House Speaker
Mara Cepeda July 23, 2018 - with Video
Former president and now Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo replaces Pantaleon Alvarez as House Speaker, with reported backing from presidential daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio

Gloria Arroyo's firsts as House Speaker
Michael Bueza July 24, 2018
She's back – and how!

Makabayan slams Arroyo’s ‘naked power grab’ in House
Mara Cepeda July 23, 2018
Gabriela Representatives Emmi de Jesus and Arlene Brosas said they will not support Arroyo, adding, 'Filipino women do not tolerate corrupt people in power, even if it is a ‘She'

Filipino farmers have taken it upon themselves to fight for their rights but have been met with bullets as protests turn violent

The Video: Independent investigation sa Sagay massacre in the album "Sagay massacre, 9 farmers killed at Negros Occidental hacienda"

AND MUCH MORE

On March 18, 1968 at least 23 young Muslim trainees were shot to death on Corregidor Island in what has since been known as
the Jabidah massacre.
The officers who participated in the Jabidah massacre have not fully come clean. In the end, it may have left a legacy of lying and cover-up in the military.

Rappler first republished this piece in March 2013, and is republishing this again to mark the 50th anniversary of the Jabidah massacre this year.

Still no justice 50 years after Jabidah massacre
March 18, 2018 - with Video
Half a century later, the names of slain young Moros remain carved on concrete walls while justice is still nowhere to be found.

Learn from lessons of Jabidah massacre, Zambo youth tell Duterte
Jieven Santisteban March 18, 2017
Young Mindanao activists urge President Rodrigo Duterte to stop extrajudicial killings

Jabidah Massacre: 51 years after, still vivid in memory
Amir Mawalil March 18, 2019
There is no closure for this injustice yet

Surviving families of the Inopacan Massacre on Monday remembered their loved ones killed in a mass execution perpetuated by the New People’s Army (NPA) in the 1980s.

Manila court orders arrest of Joma Sison, Jalandoni over Leyte mass grave
Lian Buan September 06, 2019
Satur Ocampo, a co-accused, is excluded in the warrant because of an earlier bail grant by the Supreme Court

A Manila court has ordered the arrest of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Joma Sison, his wife and 36 other members of the organization for murder.
ABS-CBN Sep 06 2019
Sison and his co-accused were tagged in the so-called "Inopacan massacre," a 1980s purge of CPP members accused of various offenses in Leyte province, according to an arrest warrant issued Aug. 28 by Judge Thelma Bunyi-Medina of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32.

Joma hits Duterte’s ‘fake charges’ against him, other critics
Ronalyn V. Olea September 6, 2019

PNP plans to arrest Joma Sison through Interpol
Rambo Talabong September 10, 2019
The Philippine National Police is preparing to ask the International Criminal Police Organization to issue a red notice against exiled communist leader Joma Sison

4 Supreme Court aspirants say Interpol cannot arrest Joma
JC Gotinga September 11, 2019
Four Court of Appeals associate justices say international legal conventions on political refugees protect the Communist Party of the Philippines founder from arrest over a murder case filed in 2007

6 updates on Maguindanao massacre's 6th year
Jodesz Gavilan November 21, 2015
Rappler lists down what happened during the months leading to the 6th year of the worst case of election-related violence and media killings in the Philippines

ALL the Videos about:
Maguindanao massacre also known as the Ampatuan massacre
in the album Media Killings - Etc. e.g.

Maguindanao massacre: Ang hatol - The Verdict
Malacañang Palace briefing on Ampatuan Massacre verdict

and MUCH more Videos

MILF says it is ready to help arrest Maguindanao massacre suspects
Taher G. Solaiman November 28, 2020
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said it is ready to assist law enforcers in arresting suspects tagged in the Maguindanao massacre in 2009 where 58 individuals were killed, including 32 media workers.

11 years after massacre, same and new issues still hound Ampatuan victims
Cristina Eloisa Baclig November 23, 2020
Exactly 11 years after the single deadliest event for journalists, victims face both old and new challenges in their quest for justice

11 years after Ampatuan Massacre, 58th victim still needs to be proven dead
Nov 23, 2020 Lian Buan
'The 58th victim was my father,' says a determined Reynafe Momay-Castillo. 'To forget is never an option.'

The Video: State of journalism in PH now worse since Maguindanao Massacre
Nov 23, 2020 ANC 24/7
For Rappler Chief Executive Maria Ressa, the state of journalism here in the Philippines has definitely gotten worse more than a decade since the Maguindanao Massacre. She says, the situation now is far more insiduous with unthinkable events becoming reality including the shutdown of Philippine Media Giant ABS-CBN.

‘No one can ever tell Maguindanao massacre victims’ kin to move on’
Nov 23, 2020 Mara Cepeda
Maguindanao Representative Toto Mangudadatu says the lives of the massacre victims and their witnesses will remain under threat as long as other suspects remain free

DOJ indicts 8, clears 40 in new Ampatuan massacre cases
Nov 23, 2020 Lian Buan
'Mere presence at the scene of the crime does not automatically make one liable for it, much less presence in the place or meeting where the crime was allegedly planned,' says the DOJ resolution

With Calida in charge, lawyer 'nervous' of Ampatuan massacre appeal
Nov 23, 2020 Lian Buan
'We need to watch this closely, because you know who the government's lawyer is in the appeal; the lawyer of the government is the Solicitor General,' says lawyer Nena Santos

Roque, ex-lawyer of Ampatuan victims, claims justice served under Duterte
Nov 23, 2020 Mara Cepeda
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque fails to mention that the acquitted Ampatuan massacre suspects far outnumber those who were convicted

Police arrest Ampatuan massacre suspect
August 25, 2020 Bobby Lagsa
The suspect works as a security guard in a beverage plant in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental under a fictitious name
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-10 (CIDG-10) arrested a security guard allegedly involved in the Ampatuan massacre on Monday, August 24 in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

'Vital witness' in Ampatuan massacre survives attack in South Cotabato
Lian Buan June 03, 2020
'Sangki is a vital witness in the second wave of prosecution for the Maguindanao massacre, and it is not far-fetched that his ambush today had something to do with the horrible case,' says Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra

Ampatuans start to appeal guilty massacre verdict
Lian Buan January 02, 2020
Unsay opts to go straight to the Court of Appeals, while Anwar Sr and his sons file a motion before the Quezon City court

Even after the Ampatuan verdict, Filipino journalists are still in peril
Billy Jason Vuelta December 22, 2019
As long as there are still Filipinos who choose to be misinformed and disinformed, the Philippines will still be a dangerous place for journalists

How the Ampatuans commanded the police to carry out massacre
Lian Buan December 22, 2019
Policemen, whether accomplices or not, readily comply with the order to set up checkpoints. The Mangudadatu convoy fails to secure an escort after the army refuses to provide them with one.

Ampatuans' scramble after massacre turns loyal househelp against them
Lian Buan December 21, 2019
A thoughtless comment to kill Saliao for knowing 'so many things' led the loyal househelp to squeal

Daughter of 58th Ampatuan massacre victim continues to fight for justice
Vernise L Tantuco December 21, 2019
The Ampatuan massacre verdict is bittersweet for Nenen Momay, whose father wasn't recognized by the court as among those murdered

Amid confusion, families to clarify Ampatuan massacre verdict
Lian Buan December 21, 2019
4 people part of the 101 on trial did not receive judgments. A policeman who offered his troop for the massacre plot is both convicted and acquitted in the ruling.

'Tama na please': How lawyer's text in last moments convicted Andal Ampatuan
Lian Buan December 21, 2019
Lawyer Cynthia Oquendo-Ayon sends a message to a fellow lawyer: 'Please advise client Ampatuan. Tama na pls, we might get killed they are firing.'

SUMMARY: Why many were acquitted, some convicted in Ampatuan massacre
Lian Buan December 20, 2019
Take a look at Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes' reasoning for the acquittals of scions of the Ampatuan clan despite their participation in the plotting of the massacre

Sibling remembers Ampatuan victim's premonition of attack
Marchel P. Espina December 20, 2019
'No amount of money can pay the life of my sister,' Andrea Jayme says of the slain human rights lawyer Concepcion Brizuela

'Patayin sila lahat': Tato Ampatuan acquitted despite participation in meeting
Lian Buan December 20, 2019
Datu Akmad or Tato Ampatuan attends a medical mission in Mamasapano on the day of the massacre, leading Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes to say 'he did not cling to the agreed plot to kill'

IBP on Ampatuan verdict: Delayed justice breeds despair, corruption
Jodesz Gavilan December 20, 2019
While it welcomes the conviction of suspects in the Ampatuan massacre, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines laments the delay and pushes for reforms in the judicial process

Journalists, lawyers call for state accountability after Ampatuan verdict
Vernise L Tantuco December 20, 2019
The state needs to be accountable for crimes committed by its own agents, says NUJP chair Nonoy Espina, whether it's the Ampatuan massacre or the drug war

PNP: Acquitted policemen in Ampatuan massacre case can return to service
Jodesz Gavilan December 20, 2019
PNP spokesman Brigadier General Bernard Banac says they are studying the status and case folders of the 17 acquitted policemen in the Ampatuan massacre

Ampatuan brothers convicted in 10-year massacre case
Lian Buan December 19, 2019 - with Video
Datu Andal Jr and Zaldy Ampatuan are sentenced to reclusion perpetua without parole

55 acquitted, 28 convicted in Ampatuan massacre
Lian Buan December 19, 2019
An additional 15 are convicted for being accessories to the crime, and are sentenced to 6-10 years in prison

DOCUMENT: Full decision on Ampatuan massacre case
December 19, 2019
The promulgation on December 19 marks the end of a decade-long trial. Read the full decision .

Malacañang welcomes guilty verdict in Ampatuan massacre
Sofia Tomacruz December 19, 2019
But the 'narrative on the protection of media workers is far from over,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who was once a lawyer for Datu Andal Ampatuan Jr

After Ampatuan conviction, CHR urges gov't to ensure same 'full force of law'
Jodesz Gavilan December 19, 2019
'May this verdict revive our faith in the justice system,' says the Commission on Human Rights, adding that the government must address 'marks of impunity that continue to prevail'

Ampatuan verdict 'a big win' for victims, families – human rights lawyer
Vernise L Tantuco December 19, 2019
Lawyer and former SC spokesman Ted Te says Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes' conviction of the Ampatuan brothers is a 'brave statement'

NUJP: Despite Ampatuan conviction, fight is not yet over
Jodesz Gavilan December 19, 2019
'We must soldier on until the last of those responsible are behind bars,' the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines says

Sajid Ampatuan acquitted despite 'knowledge of murder plot'
Lian Buan December 19, 2019
A meeting is held in Sajid's house a day after the massacre to discuss 'how to save the backhoe' but Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes says 'it is of no moment'

58th Ampatuan massacre victim forgotten in verdict?
Rambo Talabong December 19, 2019
Reynaldo Momay, a journalist who was seen covering the doomed candidacy filing of Esmael 'Toto' Mangudadatu and was never found again, is not counted as a murder victim by the Ampatuan brothers

Toto Mangudadatu: No closure yet, will appeal Sajid Ampatuan’s acquittal
JC Gotinga December 19, 2019
Mangudadatu says he is thankful for the guilty verdict on most of the suspects in the murder of his wife and sisters, but he will still go after the ones acquitted

Ampatuan massacre victims' families could each receive P20M
December 19, 2019
Lawyer Ted Te says the families should receive at least P50,000 in civil damages, though prosecution lawyers have asked the court to order the accused to each pay P20 million

HRW: Use Ampatuan conviction to push for reforms vs culture of impunity
Jodesz Gavilan December 19, 2019
The conviction of the Ampatuan brothers over the 2009 massacre should signal the end of state support for private armies and political warlordism, says Human Rights Watch

Did prosecution do enough? Ampatuan massacre verdict out today
Lian Buan December 19, 2019
Here's a summary of the prosecution's evidence for the 10-year trial compared to the alibis and witnesses of the Ampatuans

LIVE UPDATES: Ampatuan massacre verdict
News, analyses, live broadcast, and videos on the decision on the Ampatuan massacre on December 19, 2019 at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig

2 days before verdict, court orders Zaldy Ampatuan's return to jail
Lian Buan December 17, 2019
'The court finds that there is no longer any need for [Zaldy Ampatuan] to remain in the hospital as the procedure during rehabilitation session can be done to him as an outpatient,' says Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes

Supreme Court allows live coverage of Ampatuan massacre judgment
Lian Buan December 10, 2019
The Supreme Court (SC) en banc ruled on Tuesday, December 10, to allow live coverage of the most awaited decision on the Ampatuan massacre which will be held on December 19 inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig.

Media orgs unite, ask SC for live coverage of Ampatuan judgment
Lian Buan December 03, 2019
'Allowing live coverage would allow families unable to travel to Manila to immediately hear the decision of the 58 counts of murder of Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes,' says the petition signed by media organizations

Ampatuan massacre verdict out December 19
Lian Buan December 02, 2019
Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes will hand down the judgment 9 am at the Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig.

#FightFor58: Activities commemorating 10th anniversary of Ampatuan Massacre
November 19, 2019
Here's a running list of activities you can join to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre

Children bear the brunt 10 years since Ampatuan massacre
LIAN BUAN November 18, 2019
Many of the widows of the journalists choose to go abroad, leaving behind their children who have to lose another parent. Financial assistance is also running out.

Supreme Court extends Ampatuan massacre judgment to December
Lian Buan November 08, 2019 - with Video
'We have waited for ten years, the 30 days is a short time to wait,' private prosecutor Nena Santos says of the 30-day extension to promulgate the decision.

'Press freedom is dead' if Ampatuans not convicted for massacre – lawyer
Lian Buan November 05, 2019
After a decade, a court is scheduled to render a judgment on the Ampatuan massacre. Lawyer Nena Santos expects a guilty verdict for the principal accused.

Malacañang task force asks CMFR, NUJP, media groups about Maguindanao massacre aid
Pia Ranada April 26, 2019
A media watchdog decries this as a fishing expedition meant to 'demonize independent and non-profit media organizations'

CA: 3 accused in Maguindanao massacre can't be state witnesses
July 29, 2018
The Court of Appeals denies the motion seeking to turn Police Inspector Rex Ariel Diongon, Police Office 1 Rainier Ebus, and Mohammad Sangki into state witnesses

After 8 years, what's next in the Maguindanao massacre trial?
Sofia Tomacruz November 23, 2017
Almost a decade has passed since the death of 58 in the Maguindanao massacre – will justice be served soon?

What has happened to the Maguindanao massacre trial 8 years later?
Sofia Tomacruz November 23, 2017 - with Video
8 years and 3 administrations later, no convictions have been made

TIMELINE: The long road to justice for Maguindanao massacre victims
Sofia Tomacruz November 23, 2017
It's been 8 years since 58 people – including 32 media workers – were killed in Maguindanao. What has happened since?

INFOGRAPHIC: The Maguindanao massacre, 8 years later
November 23, 2017
Here's the status of the Maguindanao massacre trial in numbers

7 years later: What happened to the Maguindanao massacre case?
Katerina Francisco Updated November 23, 2016
Will the worst case of election-related violence in the Philippines reach its resolution under the Duterte administration?

Maguindanao massacre also known as the Ampatuan massacre

the slideshow: Dozens of bodies found in mass grave in Amputuan, Maguindanao province

WATCH: Media groups demand 'justice now, convict Ampatuans'
Lisa Marie David November 24, 2019 - with Video
NUJP, AlterMidya, and other media groups commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre with a mural painting and march

Groups slam ‘delayed justice’ for victims of Ampatuan massacre
November 23, 2019
Ten years after the gruesome killing of 58 people, 32 from the media, press freedom continues to be under attack

Fearful wait for justice a decade after Ampatuan massacre
Agence France-Presse November 23, 2019
A relative of victims say they are 'afraid for the life of the prosecutor or even the judge'

For Mama: Child of Ampatuan massacre victim chooses journalism too
Lian Buan November 23, 2019 - with Video
If she pursues her dream profession, 16-year-old Rhully Mae Shula Montaño will also bear the many, many problems of the media that even the killing of her mother could not solve

NUJP's Nonoy Espina on the 10th anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre
November 22, 2019
What has happened in the 10 years since the Maguindanao massacre?

NUJP chair ‘confident’ Ampatuans will be convicted
November 22, 2019
An acquittal, says National Union of Journalists of the Philippines' Nonoy Espina, would have grave implications not just on press freedom but on the electoral process

Atimonan incident: Ambush or shootout?
Natashya Gutierrez January 18, 2013
Thirteen people were killed in a mass murder, authorities said to be an alleged shootout conducted by Philippine National Police.
Ambush or shootout?
Almost 2 weeks after the Atimonan Quezon incident, there are more questions than answers.
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Getting to the bottom of the Atimonan rubout
Benjie Oliveros January 18, 2013

was an incident that occurred during a police operation, codenamed Oplan Exodus, which took place on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, Maguindanao, by Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) (allegedly joined by United States Army Special Forces) against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The operation was intended to capture or kill wanted Malaysian terrorist and bomb-maker Zulkifli Abdhir and other Malaysian terrorists or high-ranking members of the BIFF.

ALL the Videos about: PNP-SAF Ambush Malupet and the time - cases after -

After Aquino, Sandiganbayan clears Purisima and Napeñas in Mamasapano case
Lian Buan January 21, 2020
The anti-graft court rules on merits for Purisima and Napeñas, saying because the generals did not receive anything in return, there can be no case of graft

SC has been sitting on Mamasapano transfer request for a year
Lian Buan January 25, 2018 - with Video
The trial of 88 people charged with murder for the bloody Mamasapano operations has yet to start

Aquino again blames Napeñas for Mamasapano mistakes
Bea Cupin November 10, 2017
Former president Benigno Aquino III says that at that time, he had no reason to believe that the former SAF chief would lie to him

Sandiganbayan finds probable cause to put Aquino on trial
Lian Buan November 10, 2017 - with Video
3rd UPDATE About an hour after former President Benigno Aquino III posts bail, the anti-graft court announces it has found probable cause to put him on trial

Ombudsman files charges vs Noynoy Aquino over Mamasapano
Lian Buan November 08, 2017
The former president is facing charges of graft and usurpation of official functions over the botched Mamasapano operation back in 2015

SAF 44 kin want homicide charges vs Aquino
July 19, 2017 - with Video
Aquino also files his appeal before Morales but it is done discreetly.
Look also HERE

Aquino surprised Duterte defended him over indictment
Lian Buan July 18, 2017
Former president Benigno Aquino III will file a motion for reconsideration before the Ombudsman on Wednesday, July 19, to 'clarify what transpired' in the Mamasapano operation.

Mamasapano generals: Where are they now?
Bea Cupin July 16, 2017
Former police generals Alan Purisima and Getulio Napeñas allegedly 'conspired' with former president Benigno Aquino III in the lead-up to the tragic Mamasapano clash.

Duterte declares Jan 25 'Day of National Remembrance' for SAF 44
February 26, 2017 with many good links

Senate draft report: MILF liabilities in Mamasapano 'massacre'
Carmela Fonbuena March 17, 2015
Senator Grace Poe is not taking the MILF to task for the death of the SAF commandos, only its members who were involved in the bloody clash.

PNoy ultimately responsible for Mamasapano massacre - Senate panel
March 17, 2015 AMITA O. LEGASPI
See the full executive summary

Duterte to create commission to reinvestigate Mamasapano
January 24, 2017
The President wants to appoint 'men of integrity and honor,' possibly former Supreme Court justices, to head the reinvestigation into the 2015 botched police operation.

SAF 44 families demand justice from Duterte
Pia Ranada January 25, 2017
During a dinner for the families, Duterte promises to set a 'day of remembrance' for the SAF 44 and orders the PNP to study the possibility of awarding the fallen troopers the Medal of Valor.

Two years after Mamasapano: What happened to the case?
January 25, 2017
Two years have passed since the Mamasapano encounter, but the victims' families are still clamoring for truth on the bloody police operation.

Finger-pointing on Mamasapano
Edilberto de Jesus, PhD January 28, 2017
If Aquino was ultimately responsible for Mamasapano

should not Duterte accept ultimate accountability for the murder by PNP officers of Jee Ick Joo, and any murder subsequently discovered to have been perpetrated by the police?

Ombudsman vs Mamasapano massacre

the Videos in the album "Mamasapano massacre - SAF44" e.g.:

Duterte: US involvement in Mamasapano had Aquino blessing

Duterte, binanatan si Aquino dahil sa Mamasapano encounte

A look back at the Mamasapano carnage

Aquino to face trial for Mamasapano carnage

Poe urges Duterte: Push for swift resolution of Mamasapano cases