Lessons from Martial Law
The Marcos Agrarian Reform Program: Promises and Contradictions
In this article, we strive to answer crucial questions to better our understanding of Marcos’ Agrarian Reform.
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The Second ABS-CBN Shutdown
We look into the history and patterns from the first and second ABS-CBN shutdown, the first during Marcos' Martial an...
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Isang Primer para sa Mulat na Mamamayan
Kahit sino man ang pinuno natin, ang bawat Pilipino ay may kakayahang gumawa ng mabuti para sa bansa bilang isang mul...
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The first election
Despite the 1978 parliamentary election’s conclusion with a landslide victory for the Marcos administration’s Kilusan...
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EDSA 1986: Unifying the People’s Power
It took everyone coming together to stage a successful peaceful revolt against Marcos and his power-hungry ruling class.
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Remembering the Heroes: Edgar Jopson
He was one of the most well-known figures of the student movement and remains a symbol for the idealistic Filipino yo...
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From Senator to Prisoner: The Story of Ninoy Aquino
We look at the life of Ninoy Aquino and how his tale came to inspire many to challenge the dictatorial rule of the Ma...
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Defining Martial Law
What do we talk about when we talk about Martial Law?
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Reading Martial Law in Children’s Literature
Numerous authors have written books for younger audiences that explore Martial Law without compromising its grimmer r...
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Warning Signs: The Events Leading Up to Martial Law
INTERACTIVE We look back at events before the declaration of Martial Law in 1972 that, in retrospect, could have served as signs ...
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Declaration of Martial Law
On the night of September 23, 1972, Ferdinand Marcos spoke to the nation by television and by radio to make it known ...
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Martial Law in Data
A look at the numbers can give us an objective idea of the status of the Philippine economy under Marcos, and the mar...
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Young Marcos
By seeing both the good and the bad in Marcos’s early life, sifting through facts and myths, it becomes possible to s...
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The Heroes Who Fought Martial Law: Liliosa Hilao
At the age of 23, a student and a writer was the first reported case of a political prisoner’s death under Martial Law.
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Green Devolution: Contradictions in the Marcos Environmental Agenda
During the Marcos regime, abuses were rampant on both the environment itself and the indigenous people who subsisted ...
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Edifice Complex: Building on the Backs of the Filipino People
We hope to ask: as citizens, how can we appreciate the benefits of certain infrastructure projects, while remaining a...
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Road to Edsa
INTERACTIVE By 1986, the discontent and grief that had begun fermenting in the nation over an administration rife with violence a...
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Keeping Up with the Marcoses: Money, Fame and Fortune
One of the most striking features of the Marcos regime was not only the growing incidence of poverty in the nation, b...
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Breaking the News: Silencing the Media Under Martial Law
By shutting down competing voices and setting up a media outlet that was under his control, Marcos silenced public cr...
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Primer for Engaged Citizenship
Every Filipino has the capacity to do their part as engaged citizens in working toward a better Philippines. How can ...
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Democracy vs. Authoritarianism
We investigate the specific aspects of how these two systems of power and governance diverge, especially in terms of ...
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Martial Law in the New Constitution
In today’s 1987 Constitution, guarding against future attempts to replicate Marcos’s gambit for power, a President is...
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The Makings of a Constitutional Dictator
When Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in the Philippines, he used his constitutionally legal powers to concentra...
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EDSA: An Unfinished Revolution
With the upheavals and social ills the nation has faced since 1986, some Filipinos may believe that EDSA has failed t...
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From Housewife to President: The Story of Cory Aquino
It was Cory’s victory that marked the end of Marcos’ rule, and for many, it also represented the triumph of democracy...
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Quiz: How well do you know Marcos and Martial Law?
Test your knowledge on the Marcoses and Martial Law by identifying which of the statements are true!
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Martial Law 101
Declaring Martial Law is a power granted unto the President for cases when the people’s lives are being threatened an...
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The Hunt Continues: The PCGG and the Marcoses’ Ill-Gotten Wealth
INTERACTIVE Here is a timeline showing some of the efforts made by the Philippine government through the PCGG, as well as measure...
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Promises of the New Society
Marcos made many specific promises in order to achieve his dream of the New Society, a vision that represent a great ...
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Manindigan: The Nightmare that was Martial Law
It is hard to speak of the exile of the monster, much less the slaying of the ghost, when the architects still remain...
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Spot the Dictator
Drawing insights from various historical instances of authoritarianism as well as our own Philippine experience, what...
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Faces of Authoritarianism
To see some of the faces of authoritarianism throughout history allows us to become aware of when our own leaders beg...
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It Takes a Village to Loot a Nation: Cronyism and Corruption
To understand the deep extent to which Marcos plundered the nation, it is important to examine the extensive network ...
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A Day in a Life of an Imeldic Shopaholic
Jewelries, antiques, clothes, chandeliers and a bullet-proof bra.
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The Heroes Who Fought Martial Law: Macli-ing Dulag
Dulag and other Cordillera leaders opposed the Chico River dam. Recognizing the critical role that he played, governm...
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Building Peace after EDSA
“What is peace, exactly? And what does it take to establish it, grow it, and sustain it? Did we really achieve it at ...
