Ferdinand Marcos

Philippine dictator Marcos commemorated in postage stamp

Manila - Muslimchronicle

The late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has been commemorated with a national stamp, a post office official said Friday, the latest honour for the strongman that has outraged many Filipinos. The stamp, showing a smiling Marcos with his signature and the words "Birth Centenary", was issued to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth on September 11, assistant post masterRead more

'Winter has not come': Marcos heir goes 'Game of Thrones'

Manila - Muslimchronicle

"Winter has not come" for disgraced Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, his eldest daughter defiantly declared, referencing the hit television show " " as she defended her father's legacy. Marcos fled into exile in the US after a popular revolt that ended his 20-year rule marked by allegations of massive corruption and rampant human rights violations. But his eldest daughter ImeeRead more

Philippines Supreme Court upholds forfeiture of Marcos jewels

Manila - Arab Today

The Philippine Supreme Court has upheld a 2014 lower court order to the family of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to forfeit jewelry, describing the family’s petition to win back the gems as “utterly baseless.” The Supreme Court found “no reversible error” in an anti-graft court’s ruling to forfeit the sets of jewels seized from the Marcoses, known as the “MalacanangRead more

Marcos critics strip, parade coffins in Philippines

Manila - Arab Today

Critics of the Ferdinand Marcos regime staged a naked protest Friday, while others marched through the streets with a mock coffin to denounce the late dictator’s burial at the Philippines’ cemetery for heroes. Some 3,000 protesters marched on a central Manila park to demand that President Rodrigo Duterte and the Supreme Court remove the body from the cemetery, a weekRead more

Philippine court temporarily stops burial of Marcos in heroes’ cemetery

Manila - Arab Today

The Philippine Supreme Court ordered the government on Tuesday to put on hold a divisive plan to bury former dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes’ cemetery, a court spokesman said. A plan supported by President Rodrigo Duterte to bury the former president in the cemetery has been criticized by human rights groups and many politicians, including Vice President Leni RobredoRead more

Activists protest hero burial for Philippine dictator Marcos

Manila , Philippines - Arab Today

Hundreds of Filipinos rallied in stormy weather Sunday against President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to allow dictator Ferdinand Marcos to be buried in a heroes’ cemetery, but Duterte remained firm in his stance despite growing opposition. About 1,500 protesters carrying a large streamer that read “Marcos not a hero” braved the rain, wind and mud at Manila’s seaside Rizal Park toRead more

Defend freedom, Philippines’ Aquino says ahead of Duterte handover

Manila - Arab Today

Philippines President Benigno Aquino on Sunday appealed to Filipinos to defend their freedom and democracy and remain vigilant as he warned the horrors of martial law under the late Ferdinand Marcos could happen again. In his last Independence Day speech before stepping down on June 30, Aquino hailed the transformation of the Philippines during his term from being the “SickRead more

Defend freedom, Philippines’ Aquino says ahead of Duterte handover

Manila - Arab Today

Marcos threatens legal action after election loss

Manila - Arab Today

Ferdinand Marcos’s son threatened legal action Saturday to reverse his narrow defeat in recent Philippine elections, which analysts said had been the family of the late dictator’s best chance to regain the presidency. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a sitting senator, had aimed for the family’s biggest political victory since its humiliating downfall in 1986 after a “People Power” uprising ended 20Read more