Martial Law victims: 9-5 is just a number, not the truth
Martial Law victims: 9-5 is just a number, not the truth
Three decades later, hundreds of Martial Law victims and their kin who are still seeking justice gathered at the University of the Philippines in Diliman to chant the familiar battle cry` in a somber, more reverberating tone that echoed both anger and frustration after the Supreme Court announced that former president Ferdinand Marcos who led the decades-long military rule will be buried at the final resting place of Filipino heroes.
The crowd that gathered before the Oblation told tales of a dictatorship, the torture, and silencing of those who opposed and criticized Marcos policies.
“I was about 18 years old and my only demand was to bring back the student council and the student papers that were banned during Martial Law,” former lawmaker Neri Colmenares said.
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