The author, Ohno Takushi, visits the grave of National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose and his wife Teresita at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) in Taguig City in February 2024.

And this brings me to Fela’s song, ‘The Unknown Soldier’. Some five decades ago, those living around Fela’s house in Ojuelegba witnessed his house being invaded by security forces.

Putin made the comments at the start of Kremlin talks and said Russia was ready to help the Iranian people.