Luisita massacre could’ve been avoided – Duterte

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 14:11:22 +0000

Luisita massacre could’ve been avoided – Duterte

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the infamous Hacienda Luisita massacre could have been avoided if only former President Corazon Aquino included the plantation owned by her family in the government’s land reform program.

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VP: Cory Aquino popular for being key in restoring democracy

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 10:15:12 +0000

VP: Cory Aquino popular for being key in restoring democracy

Cory Aquino was popular not only because she lost husband, former Sen. Benigno “Ninoy”Aquino Jr., but because she played a critical role in restoring democracy in the country after years of authoritarian rule under then President Ferdinand Marcos.

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President: Cory popular for losing Ninoy ‘in hands of Marcos’

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 22:05:14 +0000

President: Cory popular for losing Ninoy ‘in hands of Marcos’

President Rodrigo Duterte had unflattering remarks about the late President Corazon “Cory” Aquino when he led the distribution of lands to farmers in Mindanao on Friday.

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Kris Aquino thanks Duterte for remarks on Ninoy’s killing

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 18:42:34 +0000

Kris Aquino thanks Duterte for remarks on Ninoy’s killing

Kris Aquino thanked President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday for noting that her father, former Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., was killed “in the hands of Mr. Marcos,” referring to then-President Ferdinand Marcos.

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Popoy may run for POC president

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:00:55 +0000

Juico, who formerly held the post of Philippine Sports Commission chairman, told the Bulletin on Saturday that he has been approached by sports leaders but has yet to commit.

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Cory Aquino’s legacy takes spotlight on death anniversary

Cory Aquino’s legacy takes spotlight on death anniversary

On the ninth death anniversary of democracy icon Cory Aquino, her bereaved kin console themselves with the fact that she did not have to live through efforts by certain groups to gradually erase her hard-fought legacy.

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