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Find out about the different aspects of Martial Law through various exhibits. Discover the intricate networks of power and abuse that fueled the Marcos regime, learn the names of those who fought against his repressive rule, and map out the impact it continues to have on our country to this day.

Articles


The Life and Legacy of Susan Quimpo
Susan Quimpo is an activist and author well-known for her fiery determination and courage to take action during and even after Marcos’ Martial Law. She subsequently dedicated...
Recovering Memories, Pursuing Justice Webinar
The webinar on September 21, 2020, looked at how Martial Law devastated whole communities and shattered personal lives in areas that were not previously discussed and written. Mari...
Workshop: How should Martial Law be taught in our classrooms?
August 11, 2018 Saturday The Martial Law Museum aims to be a comprehensive online learning resource for our community of educators. Today we ask how we can further design it in suc...
General
We wired our brains to the rumbling of a storm We mistook lightning for the sun How could we keep our heads up high? Pride lengthening our spines As we stare up at the sky We sang ...
Outcry
News flash: in an alley, dismembered, numbered. ____ -thousandth, at nineteen! “nanlaban” in audacious quotation marks. found: packets of narcoti — bzzt. Every night, a mother clos...
Sincerely
My love, when a strange man offers you his hand, holding out blue ribbon-wrapped promises of the world, a diamond ring as an engagement gift, and honey-coated vows for a life witho...
Student Works: Infographics
“Bilang isang high school student, paano ko isasapuso ang pambansang kasaysayan natin at ipaglalaban ang kalayaan, demokrasya, at karapatang pantao?” The 1st Martial Law Museum Awa...
Would I Still Want to be a Writer?
I don’t know what I’m going to study in college. At night, though, when everything is quiet except for the buzzing of the mosquito killer and my own thoughts, I fantasize pursuing ...
The Iron Fist and the Reign of Silence
The Philippines was built on a foundation of struggle. We think we are free from the clutches of darkness; when in fact, darkness is a shadow that is always just behind us. Forty-f...
Towards the Creation of Our Philippine History
“The book is unfinished. The Filipino people shall finish it for me,” -Primitivo “Tibo” Mijares   Society is large and each person a small part of it, yet each one holds a pot...
Laban Para Sa Katotohanan
Today we are embroiled in a battleground of memories. On one hand is the narrative repeated of late, with strident resurgence, that extols the Marcos dictatorship. According to Mrs...
The Nightmare that was Martial Law
Martial Law was born six months before I was. So if we were both students, so to speak, we would probably have ended up as batchmates. However, as much as I would like to think I k...
Student Works: ART
“Bilang isang high school student, paano ko isasapuso ang pambansang kasaysayan natin at ipaglalaban ang kalayaan, demokrasya, at karapatang pantao?” The 1st Martial Law Museum Awa...