In the year 1974, a long period of so-called special relations between the United States and the Philippines came to an end. The question as to what course these relations will follow in the coming years remains to be answered. The history of the long and unique interdependence of the two...
The NPA fighters are believed to number around 3,500 fighters, down from a peak of 26,000 in the 1980s during the martial law era. The NPA has engaged in killings, bombings and hostage-taking across the archipelago, collecting "revolutionary taxes" from businesses in the areas it controls....
Imee belongs to the family that brought the Philippines to the Martial Law era, the most brutal chapter of its recent history when national coffers were plundered, free speech was curtailed, and members of the opposition were either imprisoned or “disappeared.“ ...
Transitional Justice and Teaching Youth about the Martial Law Era in Philippines This paper provides an analysis of the Philippine Department of Education's "new direction" in the teaching of the Martial Law period. It emphasizes the need to discuss in the classrooms the prevalence of human rights...
III – Spanish Era Until the Revolution– Learn more about the heroes of the era through picture books and biographies. V– Post-World War II– Our country’s history after the second World War was highlighted with two related events: Martial Law and the EDSA Revolution....
The Sierra Madre, a grounded World War II-era battleship used to hold down Manila's claim to another disputed area in the South China Sea, was the scene of the most violent incident to date. In June, when the Philippine Navy tried to resupply troops stationed on the Sierra Madre, the...
effective in efforts to whitewash the history of the Marcos family. That era already gets glossed over in the country’s public schools, with onerecent studyof fifth- and sixth-grade history textbooks determining that as few as 6% of pages were dedicated to teach...
Benigno Aquino, Jr. was the chief opposition leader during the era of martial law in the Philippines (1972–81) under Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos. Aquino’s assassination in 1983 galvanized popular opposition to the Marcos government and brought his widow,
A Philippine court entered a not-guilty plea Friday for a senator and dictatorship-era martial law enforcer who has been detained on charges of economic plunder with two other colleagues, bringing the case a step closer to what would be the country's largest corruption trial i...
In the post-Vietnam era, American foreign policy in Asia has been criticized by many individuals in the United States and abroad for lacking resolve in complying with treaty commitments. For many political and military leaders, the retention of the military bases in the Philippines became even ...