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My book launch of Marcos Martial Law: Never Again is this Monday April 4 in UP Diliman

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By Raïssa Robles

It’s now all set.

BOOK - hot off the press - THUMB

The book launch of Marcos Martial Law: Never Again, a brief history of torture and atrocity under the New Society is on April 4 Monday afternoon at Balay Kalinaw, otherwise known as Ikeda Hall.

Here’s a link on how to get to Balay Kalinaw.

I will be there starting 1:30 PM for book signing and of course meeting all my friends from Cyber Plaza Miranda, Facebook and Twitter. All those who have direct messaged me saying they want multiple copies, please come early :)

Each hardbound, fully-illustrated book will cost P2,500.00.

During the launch day only, all those who will buy one copy of the hardbound book will be entitled to get two paperback versions free. The paperbacks, however, are not yet available, so these will be couriered to the buyer later. so please don’t forget to leave your addresses and contact numbers.

The bulk discounts on launch day are as follows:

Two to five copies – 5% discount off the selling price.
Six to 10 copies – 10% discount
11 to 15 copies – 15% discount

The program proper will start at 3 PM to 6 PM.

I will soon post what the program will contain.

THANKS!

P.S. I can understand why Ateneo needed to put stringent security measures in place. The safety of the students is the paramount concern.

I hope teachers and students from Ateneo might be able to drop by on Monday for the book launch. Ateneo is close to my heart. It is where I started honing my craft in writing under Fr. Joseph Galdon.

P.P.S. sorry, I forgot. 

For pre-orders, pls deposit payment to:

AHS Grupo 58 Inc.
BPI Family Savings Bank
Cubao 20th Avenue Branch
CA 742-1-00143-4
Then take a photo of your deposit slip and send to these two e-mails:
thanks.
P.P.P.S. If you are buying six copies or more, please note that each book weighs 2 kilos.

Comments

  1. Breaking News!!! Breaking News!!!

    Lumabas na ang tunay na ina ni Poe!!!

    Meron ng ginawang DNA Test at nag match sila!!! Poe is Natural Born Filipino Citizen!!!

    **

    Lumabas na sila Baloloy at Limlingan!!!

    Nagbigay na ng affidavits na pera ni Binay at ni Mercado ang mga nasa bank accounts nila!!!

    **

    Lumabas na ang dating kumander ng Davao Death Squad!!!

    Nagbigay na ng affidavit na walang kinalaman si Duterte sa kanilang mga pagpatay!!! Sila daw ay mga vigilante lamang na sawa na sa paglaganap ng mga droga!!!

    Itago na lang daw siya sa alyas na Mr. R. Ipil-ipil.

    **

    Mga doctor ni Miriam, naglabas ng mga affidavits!!!

    Naglabas na ng affidavit ang doctor ni Miriam na cancer-free na si Miriam!!!

    Naglabas din ng affidavit ang psychiatrist ni Miriam na depression-free na si Miriam!!!

    **

    Mar Roxas at Korina Sanchez, hiwalay na!!!

    May gaganaping anunyso sa darating na Linggo na hiwalay na si Mar at Korina!!! Irreconcilable difference ang rason!!!

    **

    Lilipat na ng blogsite si Parekoy!!!

    Sa darating na Lunes ay lilipat na ng pagsusulat sa ibang blog si Parekoy. Nagkasundo na sila ni Joeam. Hindi na magsusulat si Parekoy kontra Aquino para suportahan ang style ng pag-susulat ni Joeam na kailangan lahat lang pabor at pagsipsip kay Aquino para sa ikabubuti ng bansa!!!

    **

    Wise man say only … rush in….

    Parekoy
    04-01-2016

    • Breaking News!!! Breaking News!!!

      Inaamin na ni Deguito na sya ang Mastermind ng $81M Heist!!!

      May ilalabas na affidavit si Deguito na sya ang Mastermind ng $81M Heist. Inamin nya rin na walang kinalaman si Kim Wong, William Go, Philrem’s Salud at Concon Baustista, at Lorenzo Tan. Sinulat din ni Deguito na walang cover-up sa kampo ng INC!!! Inamin na rin ni Deguito na sya rin ang nag-iisang hacker na nagkaron ng backdoor entry sa New YorK Federal Bank!!!

      **

      Itinanggi ni Michael Ray Aquino na may kinalaman sya sa litrato na ipinakita ni Kim Wong sa Senado na kuha ng kotse ni Deguito.!!!

      Sa affidavit ni Michael Ray Aquino sinulat nya na nasa bakasyon sya noong araw na kinuha ni Kim Wong ang litrato sa Surveillance Room ng Solaire!!! Idinagdag pa ni Michael na di sya nirekomenda ni Ping Lacson na makapasok as head ng security sa Solaire at di nya rin kilala si Kim Wong!!! At sa pagtatapos ng affidavit nya, sinulat din ni Michael na wala silang dating relasyon o kasalukuyang relasyon ni Ping Lacson at hindi rin sya silahis!!!

      **

      Sabi ni Atty. Macel Fernandez-Estavillo ay huwag ng intrigahin ang lovelife nya!!!

      Sa isang panayam, nabanggit ni Atty. Macel Fernandez-Estavillo, itinanggi nya na dati syang kabit ni former Senator Edgardo Angara. Iisa lang daw talaga ang lalaki sa buhay nya at si Karlo lang dahil lahat ng katangian na hinahanap nya sa lalake ay na kay Karlo na, matalino na, mayaman pa, at guapo pa!!!

      **

      Kim Wong, itinatwa na mga silent business partners nya sila Enrile, Cayetano at Guingona!!!

      Sabi ni Kim Wong sa isang interbyu, mga foreigners daw ang mga partners at investors nya sa kanyang mga Casino Businesses na n ka register sa CEZA (Cagayan Economic Zone Authority) at wala syang mga kapartners na mga Senador!!!. Di rin daw totoo na sya ay miyembro ng TRIAD at ito ay pawang paninira lang nila Victor Corpuz. Totoo raw na matalik nyang kaibigan si Ping Lacson pero kakilala lang si Mon Tulfo. Di rin daw totoo na binabayaran nya si Mon Tulfo para magsulat ng mabango para sa pangalan at karakter niya. Huwag daw maniniwala sa tsismis na sya ay bagman ni Ping Lacson. Ginamit lang daw sya ni Deguito na escape goat sa $81 Million Heist!!!

      **

      Wise men say only … rush in….

      Parekoy
      04-01-2016

  2. Sa FACEBOOK source

    SHOCKING: From the Lips
    of the Dying President FERDINAND
    MARCOS. Must Read!     [Dying
    in Hawaii]

    [as reported by VP Doy Laurel. . .]

    . . . “Please tell Mrs. Aquino to
    stop sending me her relatives. They
    are proposing and asking so many
    things. All I want is to die in my
    country.    ”

    . . . “I will run over 90 percent of
    all my worldly possessions to our
    conversation to our people.     I ask
    only 10 percent for my family.”

    . . . “Just let me die in my own country.
    I want to be buried beside my mother.”

    The dying President was a lawyer. Why
    ‘run over ONLY 90 percent’ of his worldly
    possession x x x to our people? And
    what is meant ‘RUN OVER 90 PERCENT’?
    [or did the President say ‘I will TURN OVER
    90 percent’ x x x?

    He could have executed a last Will & Testament
    and sent this to Malacanang for probation in
    our courts before death, or after death with instructions.

    And with that his being BURIED beside his mother.

    But it never happened this way. Is it true he wanted
    to be BURIED beside his mother? And not at the
    LNgB Cemetery?

    Is this FB source true?

    https://www.facebook.com/

    • Roxas, now na. Be your own man.

      http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/777407/roxas-robredo-condemn-kidapawan-incident-urge-probe

      Subalit malamya pa rin. Sabi ni Roxas:

      ““Mariin nating kinukundena ang gulong naganap sa Kidapawan kaninang umaga. Nakakabahala ant balitang nagkaroon ng gulo sa pagitan ng mga awtoridad at mga raliyista.”

      Kinundena yung gulo. Generic ang dating. Maganda sana kung specific tulad ng pagkundena sa pagpatay sa farmer na nagprotesta raw dahil sa gutom. Ang wari ko ay yung farmer na namatay ang lumabas na may kasalanan sa pagpanaw niya.

    • Bakit ang PNP nag dala ng SOWHAT Team doon? Were there TERRORISTS among the protesters?

      ‘This will not happen again.’ . . . alam mo na sasabihin iton ng mga superior PNP officials.

      An angry and hungry crowd of PROTESTERS are HUNGRY AND ANGRY! Do Not Try To FORCE Them to Disperse!

      Do Not Bring Again and Never Again. . . sowhat Teams to such SPOTS!

      Why the local and national gov’t units DID NOT BRING rice, goods, water and ATBPA instead of bringing in SOWHAT FORCE?

      Ano Ba Kayo Mga Inutil Na Mga Opisyales Dyan!

      Tao Bayan Na Nagutom Na! Pa Kainin Nyo! Ngayun Mag i-imBestiga Na Naman! It Will Not Happen Again!

      Bayan Na Puro Imbestigasyun! Solusyon? WALA!

        • 3months daw yong mga katutobo (?) nanghingi ng tulong. gaya ni leona, I’m asking anong naging response ng local government in charge sa district?

          sa bandang huli, yong mayor daw na nakiusap ng mga protesters ay may dala-dalang swat team, maybe as body guards. angry looking kasi ang crowd at mukhang kakatayin si mayor. dapat sana nag-order kaagad ng pizza, ice cream, fried chicken at pepsi, yong mayor at nagpakain, and between tuka, discuss among them how best for the crowd to disperse, stop their barricade of the highway so traffic can flow. at bigyan sila ng extra food bilang pabaon bago magsi-uwian.

          sabi ng mga protesters, gutom daw sila. that’s their excuse for occupying the highway. I would have thought na kung talagang gutom sila ay lulusubin nila yong bodega na nfa where tons of government rice are being stored.

        • I’m going to change my password. mooniese, pls dont follow me. I’m the dumbest commenter around here and not worth a bother. thank you.

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    uprightbike says:
    April 1, 2016 at 2:32 pm

    bising-bisi segoru sa mga kakilala. anyway thanks.

  5. Sabi ni Mang Gani…

    Ngayo’y April Pulse Day!

    Lekat pinautang ko pa naman si Tony…

    Hoy! Tony, ibalik mo muna ‘yung inutang mo!!!

    • Ang hiyaw ni Mang Tony…

      Sorry, Gani…

      Ang utang ngayon ay ‘di dapat bayaran!!!

  6. The attack on the website of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) continues but will not affect the outcome of the elections, according to the National Bureau of Investigation.

    Read more: http://technology.inquirer.net/47495/hacking-of-comelec-voters-list-continues#ixzz44XYzGRpJ
    Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook

    How good can we be to catch HACKERS?

    Can we trust that COMELEC’s website is safe and NOT hacked?

    In MANUAL COUNTING of votes can ‘MANU’ be hacked? Which is really the safe system – this hocus-picus machines for elections or MANU counting?

    I can’t help it but the MANU is near the reliable one. How can an OJT be elected to the senate? Woppppeee!

  7. FCDA. . . foreign currency deposit ACT is really FOREIGN to Filipinos

    . . . ‘Today, 43 years since its signing and 28 years since Marcos kicked the bucket, this Marcos-era law continues to embarrass the country. . . ‘

    . . . ‘As this heist shows, the Philippines is still the go-to place for hiding dirty money. Except now everything happens with binary code and in the blink of an eye.’

    . . . ‘The rest of the banking world has gone through significant changes since 1974. Even Switzerland’s highly secretive banking laws have given way to greater transparency. ‘

    ‘Unless the FCDA is repealed or changed, the Philippines will continue to hold on to its nefarious reputation as the world’s dirty money “laundromat” where crooks from all over send their dirty money to get it “cleaned.” Published 4/1/2016.’

    Congress? And BB will be voted on May 9! Btw. . . do not VOTE the crooks!

    http://philnews.com/

  8. Latest PA survey.
    Poe — 28 percent
    Duterte— 24 percent
    Binay—– 23 percent
    Roxas- 19 percent

    It seems that instead going up, Roxas is going down.

    That is why I cannot understand what others here are saying that Roxas will win the elections. How?

    Is it time to throw the towel?

    • not yet but mar must totally dissociate himself from “daang matuwid” and he has 39 days to do it – but come to think of it – all his yellow posters are already festooned in the highways and conspicuous places that remind the people of his unattractiveness/ineffectiveness and only a miracle can make him win, by hook or by crook

      Basing on the latest survey, it is expected that the MV BINAY and MV ROXAS are in danger of sinking and its crew (senatoriables) may abandon the ships anytime soon and try to join the groups of poe and Du30 – if there’s still space

      • Do Not Worry. . . it’s NOT ‘MV Roxas’. . . its RP F-35 Roxas . . . a SUBMARINE! Bago! Acquired recently from USA!

        It can float. It can SINK too! And FLOAT AGAIN! Its INVISIBLE above and under waters!

        And will not be ABANDONED by our new SUBMARINERS!

        he he he

    • I disagree. Matagal pa ang boksing sabi nga lalo na sa sistema ng eleksyon sa Pilipinas. Even sa last few days bago ang eleksyon ay may swing votes pa mula 4-10% kaya para sa akin ay si Mirriam lang ang dapat maghagis ng tuwalya. Huwag kang panghinaan ng loob sa manok mo.

      • meron survey sickness yata yan, nagiging rabid each time there is survey.

        immune ako sa survey. wa effect sa akin yan.

    • Oh come on. You didn’t just throw the towel a long time ago. You stomped on it and now you’re just kicking it around for good measure.

    • @ uprightbike, Kalahari, Vhin AB, pelang, i can feel your disgust over these survey results on Mar. That’s understandable.

      just don’t get swayed by these (SR). instead, talk to your respective families, relatives, friends, neighbors and if possible to the opposition and enlighten them of the good news and tidings about the beauty of the DAAN NA MATUWID.

      we all know, intelligent voters, that this is politics and every candidate has prepared their own agenda and platforms. and only Mar’s platforms has already been tested to be effective and pro-poor, pro-people and economically sound, transparent and accountable.

      even the opposing aspirants have in fact acknowledged that these programs of government which are implemented now are sound and of great help for our people. they even “promised” to continue these programs. e.g. 4Ps, BUBs, etc. when get elected.

      They sound true and trustworthy but to me, only RORO can handle and continue these programs with integrity, morals and accountability. i don’t have to mention of course those wannabees.

      i appreciate & respect your ideas and comments posted here but the most effective way i think is the suggestions i mentioned above. if we can talk and convince 2-5 people about this and they can also convince other 2-5 persons and so on….then there’s no reason that RORO loses in the May 9 elections.

      we are very good in this kind of marketing…multi-level strategy. and we are doing this right now here in our faraway region. and it makes a difference indeed. we are progressing tremendously.

      truly, there is no perfect form of government and federalism is not an exemption to this. duterte promises to adopt this kind of gov’t but i tell you..our history and culture, behavior and character is not fit for this kind of government as of now…we need the next or the next two generations to change for this. ideally, it sounds perfect but not yet…hinde pa tayo hinog dyan. lalo na sa abilidad at karakter ni duterte who has the tendency to kill with impunity.

      si poe naman, i just don’t know…baka mas grabe pa seguro siya kay pres cory noon. we cannot just hand her the presidency in silver platter….she’s a nobody in running our future and our children children’s future. she’s pure and simple pathological LIAR!

      binay succumbs to his evil deeds and doings….God never sleeps anyway!

      only RORO so far has the ability and moral capability to run our government.

      God bless us all Filipinos!

      • the reason,i think, why they ridicule the DAANg MATUWID was the way our gov’t handles corrupt gov’t officials….parang selective daw. i don’t think so.

        the ones who said this are the ones that are selective in their claims. we cannot just see this in specific terms instead we have to look at this in general terms. that there are top gov’t official who are dismissed and charged appropriately in courts criminally and administratively. marami na.

        so their claim na selective daw ay bintang lamang and is very easy to refute and support with facts. tamad lang sila mag-usisa.

      • may kausap ako, sabi nya duterte daw sya kasi matapang at ang kanyang basihan ay kung ano ang nagawa ni duterte sa davao. mar is a very good man pero walang tapang kagaya daw ni duterte. ang tapang daw ang magbigay ng disiplina sa buong bansa.

        OK sabi ko. look at yourself, a very soft spoken father pero pag tumataas na ang iyong mga kilay even without saying a single word ay takot na kaming mga bata dito sa lugar natin. At iyong isa nating kapitbahay siga asta ni duterte pero nakakulong ang isa sa mga anak dahil sa druga.

        RORO tayo para sa mahinahon at mapayapang nasyon pero may bangis sa pagbigay ng due process

    • The latest PA survey merely reiterates the March 1-6 survey where Poe got 28 and Duterte had 24. Poe expected an increase of at least 10 after her SC “win.” The last PA survey is clearly a disappointment and eye-opener to most people. Christian Esguerra of ABS-CBN News said.

      “But Poe’s numbers were nowhere near what many of her supporters had expected—an increase of up to 10 percentage points—after she had hurdled questions over her citizenship and residency before the Supreme Court.

      • @Rene-Ipil, with due respect sir….is it appropriate to claim victory over a survey that is being expected to give you a lead? “Poe expected an increase of at least 10.” baloney!

      • We, the RoRo warriors, must not be fixated with the issues of Poe. It is Mar Roxas who needs help. First, the citiizenship of Poe then her supposed failure to get 10 percent boost after SC decision.
        If we are really for RoRo, then we should stop rationalizing but instead formulate program to help our candidate.
        My comment is about Roxas and still comments about Poe still came into the picture.
        Pabayaan na natin si Poe, si Roxas intindihin natin. Malapit na eleksyon

        • we, the RORO warriors, he says….

          then asks – Is it time to throw the towel?

          answered so many times, yet he keeps on asking it after each survey.

          I wonder why…

        • seems to me, the only convert he managed to convert is himself.

          we, we, shall not be moved . . . we are not the same page as the fake roro warrior.

          solid mar roxas at leni robredo kami.

          stuff the survey.

        • Bahala sa buhay niya si Roxas. I am for Duterte.

          I had my biannual checkup with my doctor the other day. He was also the doctor of my late father who died about three decades ago at the age of 75. Before I left, I was pleasantly surprised when he told me that he was hoping Duterte to be the next president. Considering his stature, I asked him why Duterte of all the presidential candidates. He told me that his family and people like him are concerned so much about the drug problem and peace and order. I added that a federal government is also necessary. He concurred.

        • You’re right @uprightbike,we should just disregard Poe.

          If we dont want a Binay or Duterte presidency we should only vote for Roxas since Poe could be DQ’d anyway with the NBFC still not fully settled by the SC. If Poe wins, the next president will be the candidate with the 2nd highest vote. That is why the candidates are hitting Mar and not Poe.

    • No, from that same survey:
      Duterte 26, Poe 24, Roxas 22, Binay 19.
      Roxas will win the election unless he allows himself to be cheated.

      • The One Who Cheats Last . . . Cheats Best!

        Mag CHEATING KAYO mga Kandidato! Gusto Ninyo Lahat Ng Presinto Kapal Ang Cheating! Sigue!

        Make It A Rampant Cheating Nationwide!

        Then We Will See Who Won In The CHEATING!

        . . . then it is DECLARED by COMELEC. . . Elections Due To Rampant Cheating 95 percent of ALL PRECINTS. . . null and void.

        SC comes in. . . COMELEC has no jurisdiction to declare such. . .nullity.

        SC will declare the Cheater Who Won for P and VP ! and Not Congress by constipation.

        he he he

    • Those PERCENTAGES are SMALL! I do not really believe in surveys like these. Wala mang lang nakaka abot ng 50 percent!

      What does such surveys results mean? It’s all FLUID dangerously for ‘to be’ winners and losers!

      Throw the towel? Not even the SOAP! Not the PILLOW! Blanket? No Way! What should be thrown?

      . . . the surveys!

      ump! ump! ump!

    • lost were valuable research materials and resources, but, really, I was hoping faculty have appropriate back-ups kept in safe places. always good to have backup, you never know.

  10. In the news last March…

    The rave reviews ranged from “very enlightening,” “daring and articulate,” to “guilt-inducing.”
    “Hindi na Muli (Never Again),” a play that seeks to educate the post-Edsa generation about martial law atrocities committed during the Marcos years, capped its weeklong run on Saturday—and may be poised for a rerun outside Metro Manila to reach more young audiences before the May 9 elections.

    “They appreciated that we were brave and articulate in presenting the issues. They also liked how it connected to the young generation,” said the playwright and director Bonifacio Ilagan, sharing the reaction of the viewers in an Inquirer interview.

    “They even felt guilty. It’s because they know and they have read about these human rights violations but they never thought it could be this emotional,” said Ilagan, one of the activists jailed and tortured during the Marcos regime.

    During its run at the Bantayog ng Mga Bayani in Quezon City, the play was seen by about 300 people nightly, mostly young professionals and students from the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University and Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

    Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/775153/play-about-martial-law-leaves-viewers-enlightened-guilty

    • Bantayog root…

      “Freedom has dawned magnificently upon us­ brought about by our own will, with the help of Divine Providence. We stood together with linked arms as we proclaimed our unity, our dedication to liberty and democracy, and our commitment to our country. With boundless faith, we broke the chains which enslaved us in a regime of terror, intimidation and fraud.”

      “But as we enjoy our liberation, let us not forget those who fell during the night. Let us honor the Filipino patriots who struggled valiantly against the unjust and repressive rule of Ferdinand Marcos. Let us build a memorial to those men and women who offered their lives so that we may all see the dawn.”

      “For as we remember those victims of au­thoritarian rule, we shall become more vigilant about preserving our freedom, defending our rights, and opposing any attempt by anyone to foist another dictatorship upon us.”

      “In honoring our martyrs, we proclaim our determination to be free forever.”

      https://bantayog.wordpress.com/about/

    • Or someone really desperate is trying to at least make Raissa sweat in releasing the book Never Again. Masyadong coincidental ang mga incidents. Kung saan me book launching, me situation before the launch?

      • reminds me of martial law. people were taken out from the streets and from the safety of their own houses. there was fear and intimidation in the air, also mistrust. stick out like a sore thumb and you’ll be sorry, very sorry.

        that was 30yrs ago. now, in 2016, we should not be made to undergo the same. we refused to undergo the same, determined not to undergo the same. and we’ll read raissa’s book like we read the bible.

        happy launching day, raissa. kudos, kudos, kudos.

      • Upang hindi halata ay yung Bulwagang Rizal ang sinunog na nasa South ng Sunken Garden. Hoping na madadamay yung Bahay Kalinaw sa North. Ngunit yung apoy ay nabigo na tumawid sa Sunken Garden for obvious reason.

      • . . . the FINAL target of RAISSA’s Book is Year 2022 ! . . . and not really May 2016. Eh VP lang KUNG MANALO si BB.

        (In 6 YEARS time to Yr 2022 there will be around 45 Million Filipinos who read Raissa’s Book. Some may not have bought but SHARED from those who did.)

        Basta Wag Mag Pahiram Outside of the Family yun Book Na Yan!

        . . . and LENI ROBREDO Won!

  13. Great News. Sad I cannot attend.
    I wish you a very, very successful book launch.

    • Thank heavens for little mercies and for unfray
      Damasos. It makes me sad about the jeezuits

      More power ms. Marissa?

      • So sorry to misspell your name ms. Raissa. That old black northern spirit must have channeled my electronic device !! Your tome will hopefully vanish it forever and ever. ?

        • I think it could be a bigger problem if Alan called her Marissa in his dreaming….hahahahahaha

          :-)