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Copies of my book, Marcos Martial Law: Never Again, are flying off the shelves

May 21, 2016

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Raïssa Robles

When I went today to Popular Book Store to deliver books they had earlier asked for, a mother and her daughter were there buying my book.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Starting Monday, the Student Edition at Popular Book Store will be priced at P395 instead of P380 (as earlier announced). I’ll explain soon why. It’s part of the good news which I can hardly wait to share with everyone.  

Please correct me if I’m wrong. My head was a bit wooly since I had just finished a deadline. But I think the mom’s name was Beng Ignacio. She asked me to autograph the book for her children.

Shortly after they had left, a woman came in and also bought the book. She was a peace advocate working with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process.

Thank you, Julie and Dina Po, for agreeing to carry my book. I met Julie again today and we chatted about the political situation, VAT and non-VAT, accounting – yes, I have to learn more accounting.

Over at La Solidaridad Book Shop, my book was also going quickly, Ka Cesar told me. So much so that they had to keep ordering the book.

I’m very very grateful to all those who have quietly helped me in the background to get this book to the readers – Vangie Santiago and her boss, Franklyn, Lenny and Noelle Santos, Angel of House Printers and her boss Joey. I’m beginning to understand logistics and how hard it is.

When I wrote this book, it was a very lonely task – no Christmas celebration, New Year, birthday, not even a wedding anniversary celebration – just to finish it.

Now that the book is written I have this strange feeling. It is no longer a part of me. It is a totally separate entity. It needs to be scattered far and wide. And that’s what my next bit of news is about.

Pretty soon.

P.S. We have A LOT to talk about the post-election. Stay tuned.

Tagged With: La Solidaridad book shop, Marcos Martial Law: never Again book by Raissa Robles, Popular book store

Comments

  1. Juanita Burris says

    September 14, 2017 at 5:53 AM

    I think you will need a USA outlet for us to buy here. Can you let Linda Nietes’ bookstore in California be your designated agent?

    • raissa says

      September 14, 2017 at 5:39 PM

      My book will be available at the San Francisco Book Festival this October.

      • Mel says

        September 14, 2017 at 8:39 PM

        Come, see and perhaps have your copy be autographed by RR in person at the following venue:

        The event is free and open to the public

        WHO: Award-winning journalist Raissa Robles, author of Marcos Martial Law – Never Again
        News

        WHAT: Community Forum

        WHEN: October 12 at 6 pm.

        WHERE: Bayanihan Center, 1010 Mission Street (near 6th Street), San Francisco

        The event is co-sponsored by (partial list):

        Alameda-Dumaguete Sister City Committee

        Arkipelago Books

        Asian Pacific American Labor Allliance (APALA) – San Francisco Chapter

        Buena Vista United Methodist Church – Church and Society Committee

        Filipino Advocates for Justice (FAJ)

        Filipino-American Book Club

        Filipino American Coalition for Environmental Solidarity (FACES)

        Filipino American Human Rights Alliance (FAHRA)

        Filipino Student Union – Skyline College

        Former members of the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP)

        Friends of Akbayan – USA

        Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc.,

        – http://usa.inquirer.net/6693/award-winning-journo-speak-sf-marcoses-power-bid-dutertes-rule

  2. Kalahari says

    May 24, 2016 at 1:37 PM

    “Duterte vows to release all political prisoners”

    Davao City: Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he would release all political prisoners once peace talks with the rebels start.

    “This is part of confidence-building,” he told reporters in a press briefing here

    “I will welcome them back to society.” he said. http://inquirer.net/newsinfo/787175

    ———-

    “Duterte warned vs amnesty for reds”

    “Newly-elected Sen. Panfilo Lacson and Sen. Antonio Trillanes on Wednesday cautioned presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte over his offer to grant amnesty to all political prisoners to jump start peace negotiations with the rebels under his administration.

    “While saying that every peace process especially with a five-decade old insurgency problem should start with good faith and goodwill, Lacson underscored the need to consider the amnesty proposal “with guarded optimism” since most of the cases involving the political prisoners are pending with the different courts and therefore under the jurisdiction of an co-equal branch of government which is the judiciary.

    “Trillanes asked: “Do we really believe that joma sison will truly give up his communist aspirations? Would the political detainees to be given amnesty, like the Tiamsons, be swearing an oath of allegiance to our government and permanently lay down their arms?

    http://bit.ly/10ApJpP

    • Kalahari says

      May 24, 2016 at 4:55 PM

      correction: http://m.inquirer.net/newsinfo/787175
      http://bit.ly/1OApJpP

  3. leona says

    May 23, 2016 at 12:06 PM

    IMO that our justice system be fixed first before death penalty be re-imposed.

    What’s the use of such a penalty when it will take decades or more to enforce it?

    Can the rules of court and procedure be touched by Congress as the SC appears to have exclusive jurisdiction on them?

    If or when there is a shift to federalism, such rules should be clearly defined that parliament or law-making body has jurisdiction over it, both on substantive and procedural.

    One cause of Marcos’ Martial Law regime – is the justice system we have. Is it right to say we have a relic of a justice system?

    Death penalty is death of a human being. An accused executed. Only one judge will impose the penalty. On review by a high court how many needs to affirm the death sentence?

    For what crime/crimes is death punishable?

    How soon is the penalty carried out? By what method?

    Do not hurry imposing this penalty without considering The Death Penalty and Our Present Justice System

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