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“𝐷𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟, 𝐼 𝑠𝑎𝑤 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑠𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛." — 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐨

The removal of critical journalists was rampant during the Marcos regime wherein false narratives and ‘positive articles’ were created to glorify the dictatorship. As tyranny and impunity were institutionalized, repression was being normalized.

We must never forget the injustices that the Martial Law brought upon the Filipino people. We must retell the unsung stories of the victims and survivors who have suffered a great deal.

FACT 4: SILENCE OF MEDIA

On September 28, 1972, Marcos issued Letter of Instruction No. 1, authorizing the military to take over the assets of major media outlets including the ABS-CBN network, Channel 5, and various radio stations across the country. This was within the first week of his declaration of Martial Law.

Teodoro Locsin, Sr., publisher of the Philippine Free Press, was arrested and imprisoned on the first week of Martial Law, along with Manila Times publisher, Chino Roces, and several well-known journalists including Amando Doronilla, Luis Beltran, Maximo Soliven, Juan Mercado, and Luis Mauricio.

Never forget. Never again. We will prevail and we will not be silenced!

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