Events
Martial Law's Forty Years and Beyond: People's Defiance Against State Terror
A forum on PD 1081 and the continued de facto Martial Law
CONTEXT
Four decades ago, then Dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared the dreaded Martial Law throughout the country. Extrajudicial Killings, enforced disappearances, arrests and detentions among other forms of curtailing people’s rights were rampant.
It might be a thing of the past to some of us, but, is it really?
The people always look through critical lenses at the successive administrations during the past four decades. Through the years, even after Marcos was being removed, militarist policies still continue to haunt the country, alongside with the illusion of “democracy was restored”, of populist gimmickry like the yellow fever among other distortions of history. In essence, no substantial reforms are being done to advance civil liberties and people’s rights.
The current Aquino regime is the perfect example of this: Noynoy propagandists are hell-bent in creating the illusion of democracy on the current generation through slogans like “tuwid na daan” and taking credit that the Aquino clan trampled Marcos dictatorship. The glaring fact is that Aquino was not different to Marcos. The continuing people’s history of relentless resistance against state terror taught us this.
For the past two years in power, justice for human rights violations committed by his predecessor Arroyo was still elusive, and in fact Aquino’s policies like Oplan Bayanihan (OPB) resulted to ballooning cases of human rights violations: 100 victims of extrajudicial killings, 11 of enforced disappearances and 360 of political detention.
It is on these social realities that the people’s resistance thrives—making defiance an imperative response and an ardent task against state terrorism.
CONCEPT
Martial Law survivors and their families, human rights advocates, people’s organizations would like to empower the current generation about the declared and the continuing de facto martial law in the country through a forum.
When: September 19, 2012 (1-5 PM)
Where: University of the Philippines Los Banos (tentative CAS Auditorium)
The discussion will present on how martial law in the country prevails decade after decade. Speakers of each of the four decades beginning the seventies up to the present will share their insights and experiences.
1970s: Satur Ocampo, Amading Cornejo, and Bonifacio Ilagan (Martial Law Survivors)
1980s: Bayani Cambronero (former Chair of UPLB University Student Council)
1990s: Hon. Teodoro Casino (former Editor of UPLB Perspective)
2000s: Glendhyl Malabanan (victim of state terrorism and Secretary of Karapatan Southern Tagalog)
CONTEXT
Four decades ago, then Dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared the dreaded Martial Law throughout the country. Extrajudicial Killings, enforced disappearances, arrests and detentions among other forms of curtailing people’s rights were rampant.
It might be a thing of the past to some of us, but, is it really?
The people always look through critical lenses at the successive administrations during the past four decades. Through the years, even after Marcos was being removed, militarist policies still continue to haunt the country, alongside with the illusion of “democracy was restored”, of populist gimmickry like the yellow fever among other distortions of history. In essence, no substantial reforms are being done to advance civil liberties and people’s rights.
The current Aquino regime is the perfect example of this: Noynoy propagandists are hell-bent in creating the illusion of democracy on the current generation through slogans like “tuwid na daan” and taking credit that the Aquino clan trampled Marcos dictatorship. The glaring fact is that Aquino was not different to Marcos. The continuing people’s history of relentless resistance against state terror taught us this.
For the past two years in power, justice for human rights violations committed by his predecessor Arroyo was still elusive, and in fact Aquino’s policies like Oplan Bayanihan (OPB) resulted to ballooning cases of human rights violations: 100 victims of extrajudicial killings, 11 of enforced disappearances and 360 of political detention.
It is on these social realities that the people’s resistance thrives—making defiance an imperative response and an ardent task against state terrorism.
CONCEPT
Martial Law survivors and their families, human rights advocates, people’s organizations would like to empower the current generation about the declared and the continuing de facto martial law in the country through a forum.
When: September 19, 2012 (1-5 PM)
Where: University of the Philippines Los Banos (tentative CAS Auditorium)
The discussion will present on how martial law in the country prevails decade after decade. Speakers of each of the four decades beginning the seventies up to the present will share their insights and experiences.
1970s: Satur Ocampo, Amading Cornejo, and Bonifacio Ilagan (Martial Law Survivors)
1980s: Bayani Cambronero (former Chair of UPLB University Student Council)
1990s: Hon. Teodoro Casino (former Editor of UPLB Perspective)
2000s: Glendhyl Malabanan (victim of state terrorism and Secretary of Karapatan Southern Tagalog)