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This coming December 2022, the UP Repertory Company commemorates the 50th year of the Martial Law Declaration as it coincides with the organization’s own Golden Anniversary. With the 50th production season themed “RPN: Rep Pipti Na!”, the UP Repertory Company presents “GININTUANG REPLEKSYON: Limang Dekada ng Buhay at Kamatayan: Mula, Tungo, at Para sa Masa”, […]
The artist collective DAKILA counts ten ways which the public can take part to combat disinformation and historical distortion through the events culminating in the 10th edition of the Active Vista International Human Rights Festival. With the theme Visions X Movements, the festival opened last September 21 on the 50th anniversary of the commemoration of […]
Books help us empathize with other people, among other things. It’s difficult to understand how someone feels when we ourselves do not understand these situations and emotions. When it comes to Martial Law it was not only difficult to explain to the children at the time what and why this was happening, but it may […]
When all the world is seeking to reflect on the lessons emerging from the pandemic, a group of filmmakers is sounding out the call to resist the lethal lure of forgetfulness. Daang Dokyu, a festival showcasing a selection of documentary films, sends out a bellow through its line-up of opening films under the theme: “Martial Law, Never Again”. […]
Millennials are often the target historical revisionists not only because they have the numbers to boost the campaign of a politician, but also because they are easily swayed by the information they see or hear from the media; they can easily influence each another, too, through the power of social media. For example, on the […]
So you think you can rule? Many people can rule a country, especially a democratic one. But only a few can rule a country with absolute unchecked power—by killing its democracy—and get away with it. Previously in Chapter 1, we’ve covered the basics by teaching you how to orchestrate crises and pin the blame on […]
Netizens lined up as early as Monday night to get their frontrow tickets, when reports of unusual military activity in Metro Manila trickled in. Army trucks and even tanks were reported glitzing along EDSA, Coastal Road, and Marikina. Tensions ran high in online circles as 3PM Tuesday closed in, the time originally set for President […]
More than just a story of committed comrades fighting against the repression and brutality of Martial Law, Lualhati Bautista’s novel, “Desaparesidos” is about individuals struggling to regain their lost humanity, their sense of family, their very souls. What was the price that these fighters had to pay? What personal pains outweighed even the most brutal […]
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