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Activist lawmakers file resolution vs. hero’s burial for Marcos

Activist lawmakers file resolution vs. hero’s burial for Marcos

By Tue, May 24, 2011 12:02PM UTC View Comments Activist lawmakers file resolution vs. hero’s burial for Marcos

Activist Members of Congress on Monday filed House Resolution 1297 opposing the proposed hero’s burial for the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, calling it “a grave travesty of justice” and a “monumental historical distortion”. Leading the anti-Marcos charge are Bayan Muna Reps. Teddy Casino and Neri Javier Colmenares, Gabriela Reps. Luzviminda Ilagan and Emmi de Jesus, Anakpawis...

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Philippines: Teachers, students to hold summit on education reforms

By Thu, Feb 10, 2011 1:33AM UTC View Comments Students of the University of the Philippines last year held a strike against President Aquino's "budget cuts". Photo by LFS.ph.

With school year 2010-2011 soon to wind down and the Philippines braces for the next one, stakeholders led by educators and students are set to sit down in a People’s Summit on Education Reforms on Feb. 11 in Manila. The summit will be held at the Philippine Normal University, the country’s top producer of teachers,...

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