EP 87: Martial Law Myths and Lies

ANC After The Fact

Today, most Filipinos mark 49 years since the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under Martial Law, one of the darkest episodes in our country’s history, when thousands were killed and billions of dollars in public money were stolen by Marcos and their cronies. But in remembering and making sure that we’ll all learn important lessons from the past, accuracy is required and is most important. In this episode we talk about this fiction long propagated by Marcos that Martial Law was declared on September 21st when in fact he proclaimed it two days later. And just as important — the present generation’s continuing struggle against persistent efforts to distort the truth about Martial Law and deodorize the image of the Marcoses.

Guests:

Manuel 'Manolo' Quezon III, Historian

Atty. Neri Colmenares, Human Rights Lawyer