Tag Archives: Ninoy Aquino

    April 21 2010

    20 days to go!

    “Ninoy’s Testament From A Prison Cell and other writings might enlighten Noynoy a little about the Left. if there were no poverty and oppression, there would be no Left; snubbing and demonizing the Left (instead of finding a way for Left … Continue reading

    September 9 2009

    gag her! or incredible kris redux

    whatever it is that has happened since this time and the present, since her rise to motherhood and wife-hood, since her now overexposed face selling every possible product on television — since the death of Cory — i daresay we … Continue reading

    August 3 2009

    cory and (lost) memory

    the only thing that links me to Cory Aquino is really memory. because while yes, it has been about these images of yellow my grandfather and mother carried, as her death sinks in it’s also about many other images in … Continue reading

    July 26 2009

    seeing yellow

    last friday, along katipunan avenue, ugly pink MMDA street dividers had yellow ribbons. today, driving through The Fort, lampposts and trees adorned with the same. on GMA 7′s sunday noontime variety show earlier today, all artists had yellow ribbons and … Continue reading

    March 6 2009

    memory and clemency

    i will not get into the nitty gritty of this drama, the mother is in a better position to do that, and i’d rather not talk about Kris Aquino again — what i said 5 years ago continues to apply … Continue reading