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"He just threatened me by saying that there were drugs which could make me talk. Then he removed his revolver, a .45 caliber, and loaded it. And I prayed, 'This is it Lord. Let me die right away. Make it quick'," reads this affidavit from a priest in Quezon City, who would be detained on and off for from 1973 to 1977 after being captured by the Philippine Constabulary. 

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A Cotabato farmer was picked up by the military in 1976, killed, then thrown into the river. His relatives found his corpse three days later.

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Renowned historian Ambeth Ocampo talks us through how he settled a long-running debate over Rizal’s height (and penchant for weightlifting!)–and the value of continuing to learn about our national hero after all these years. 

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Restrictive school haircut policies that affect mostly LGBTQIA+ students have stirred up debate in recent months. We speak to Ryan Silverio, executive director of the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, about how this has impacted the community.

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Are we really in the throes of a sugar crisis, or is this just an “artificial” shortage caused by hoarding? The government and sugar industry groups can’t seem to agree. 

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An exiled Afghan journalist reflects on the Taliban's takeover of her country and the challenges posed by her new life as a refugee. 

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As you sit in the car waiting out Monday rush-hour traffic, are you looking around to see where the cameras are? Don’t worry, the No Contact Apprehension Policy is suspended for now. This is why it’s been so contentious.

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The victim spent her loneliest Christmas and New Year behind bars. Her affidavit reads, "Nakatulong din kahit papaano ang snap election [ng 1986] sa akin. Nang pumunta si Marcos noong kampanya sa Lucena ay ako ang parang ginawa niyang kasangkapan upang ipakita na may mabuti siyang kalooban. Sinabi niya mismo sa stage na pinalalaya na ako kahit ako'y nagkasala. Nakikinig ako noon sa radyo at sabi ko ay wala akong kasalanan."

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"Pinagbubugbog siya... magmula noon ay nagkasakit na ang tatay ko at nagsuka ng dugo at binigyan siya ng first aid treatment ng Philippine Red Cross.... Magmula noon ay hindi na siya nakapagtrabaho at nanghina na ang kanyang katawan," reads this affidavit of a son whose father was taken by authorities while they were having dinner in their Pampanga home in 1976.

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“I recalled there must have been hundreds of them inside the gymnasium. So day and night until December 22, 1974, he stayed in that filthy, cramped, unhealthy condition; while his wife and five younger children suffered too at home, deprived of his income during the eight months he was incarcerated…his condition deteriorated and he died on October 30, 1980,” reads the affidavit of a banker’s bereaved wife. 

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