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Gatchalian belies reports Senate panel voted to approve Marcos Day bill

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 10:17 AM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday belied reports that a Senate panel voted in favor of the approval of a bill declaring September 11 as a special non-working holiday in Ilocos Norte to commemorate the birth anniversary of former President Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

CCP to hold free screening of Martial Law films

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 02:02 PM

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is holding a free screening of films about Martial Law this weekend. Read more »

Filipinos haven't learned lessons from Marcos dictatorship, says activist-nun

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Posted at Sep 22 06:07 PM

Filipinos have not learned their lessons from the dictatorship of the late President Ferdinand Marcos as the country's current situation is a "repetition" of what happened then, an activist-nun said Tuesday.   Read more »

MartialLaw@48: Pandemic of repression

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 03:55 AM

Human rights advocates hold various protests as the country commemorates the 48th year of the declaration of martial law in 1972. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 21, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 03:26 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Democracy advocates see urgent need to reject historical revisionism of Marcos dictatorship

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 10:24 PM

As the Philippines marks 48 years since the country entered one of its most ruthless chapters at the hands of a dictator, democracy advocates see a more pressing need to outright reject efforts to put martial law in a much better light. Read more »

Palace denies PH under de facto martial rule

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Updated as of Sep 21 10:32 PM

Protests marked the 48th anniversary of the declaration of martial law in the Philippines, with Filipino activists drawing parallels between the Duterte administration and the Marcos regime. Read more »

Revisionism, paglimot, at iba pang hamon sa malagim na alaala ng Martial Law

Christian Esguerra at Doris Bigornia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 09:21 PM

Ayon sa Human Rights Watch, hindi opinyon kundi totoo na brutal at laganap ang katiwalian at karahasan noong panahon ni Marcos. Read more »

Paano nilabanan ng mga 'artista ng bayan' ang martial law?

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Updated as of Sep 21 08:53 PM

Kuwent ni Ricky Lee, censorship ang pinakamatinding kalaban ng film industry noong martial law. Read more »

LOOK: 'Fall of Brutal' Freedom Memorial Museum to rise in UP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 07:16 PM

A museum dedicated to victims of martial law will be built inside the University of the Philippines – Diliman Campus. Read more »

Riot police guards Mendiola Peace Arch in Manila

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 05:09 PM

An anti-riot cop stands guard at the Mendiola Peace Arch in Manila on Monday. Read more »

Human rights groups say 'Never Again' to martial law

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 04:55 PM

Human rights activists stage a protest at the Commission on Human Rights grounds in Quezon City on Monday.  Read more »

Govt responsible for Martial Law historical revisionism: activist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 03:53 PM

The government is responsible for the Marcoses' persisting historical revisionism of the Martial Law, a screenwriter-activist said Monday as the country marked the 48th anniversary of the late strongman's declaration of military rule. Read more »

Human rights abuses during martial law taught in schools: DepEd

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 03:17 PM

Human rights abuses committed during the imposition of Martial Law in the Philippines by former President Ferdinand Marcos are being taught to students in schools, the Department of Education said Monday as the country marks the 48th year since the late strongman issued the declaration for military rule. Read more »

Paying tribute to victims of Martial Law

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 02:26 PM

Catholic nuns offer flowers at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City on Monday as the country commemorates the 48th year of the declaration of martial law in the Philippines.  Read more »

Marcos' regime built on structure of falsehoods: journalist

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Updated as of Sep 21 10:43 AM

The side of the Marcoses is included in the grand narrative of martial law, a journalist said Monday as a law expert called to include stories about the late dictator's family. Read more »

Robredo to Filipinos: Reject martial law ‘lies’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 08:49 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday urged Filipinos to reject "lies" and those who "steal the truth" about martial law under the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos, as the Philippines marked 48 years since its declaration.  Read more »

Kuwentong Martial Law ni Radyo Patrol Orly Mercado

Abner Mercado, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 01:01 PM

Dekada sisenta sa gitna ng maalab na buhay aktibista, pinagsabay ni dating Senador Orlando Mercado ang kaniyang pag-aaral at pagtatrabaho para matustusan ang sarili. Read more »

Martial law maituturo sa pamamagitan ng mga librong pambata, role-playing game

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Updated as of Sep 20 10:28 PM

Puwedeng ituro sa mga kabataan ang mga nangyari noong panahon ng martial law sa pamamagitan ng mga librong pambata at role-playing game. Read more »

Akbayan: Don’t allow Marcos kin to ‘steal’ history

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Posted at Sep 20 12:49 PM

The Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party urged Filipinos to reject efforts by former president Ferdinand Marcos’ family to “paint a rosy picture” of the dictator’s two-decade regime, a day before the country marks the 48th year since the late strongman declared martial law. Read more »