VERA Files
For the younger generation who have not experienced this dark period in Philippine history, the images “are attestations or historical narratives of atrocities committed to individual, families, and communities.”
Art is a powerful way to express truth. View the horrors of human rights violations during Martial Law through the eyes of artists in the online exhibit “Pira-Pirasong Kwento ng Martial Law” organized by Buklod Sining and DAKILA.
Netizens have been misled by a satirical Facebook (FB) post insinuating no one gathered at the People Power Monument during the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. Published on the anniversary, Sept. 21, the post read: “Thousands gather at people power shrine for the 50th martial law declaration commemoration.” Yet it showed a […]
Sept. 23, 2022 marked the 50th year since Ferdinand Marcos Sr. proclaimed martial law on television. It has been decades since his ouster from office. But online and offline, Filipinos continue to be inundated with various narratives about the late dictator, with many propping up the “golden era” that was his reign. A look at […]
The fight against lies is an uphill battle. But someone has to do it. As the Marcos family and their supporters ramp up the propagation of myths that distort history, scholars from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman are using the results of their search for truth and sharing it with the public. Joel […]
“Move on!” ‘Yan lagi ang sinasabi ng pamilyang Marcos para sanggahin ang kritisismo sa kanilang bersyon na maganda at masagana ang buhay noong panahon ng Martial Law sa ilalim ni Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Hindi sila umaamin sa mga pang-aabuso; hindi rin sila humihingi ng tawad. Ganun na lang ba ‘yun?
Sa paggunita ng ika-50 anibersaryo ng deklarasyon ng martial law ni dating diktador Ferdinand Marcos Sr. noong Setyembre 21, 1972, naglibot ang VERA Files sa Metro Manila at ilang probinsya para magtanong. Ano ang naiisip nila kapag naririnig ang martial law?
Sa paggunita ng ika-50 anibersaryo ng deklarasyon ng martial law ni dating diktador Ferdinand Marcos Sr. noong Setyembre 21, 1972, naglibot ang VERA Files sa Metro Manila at ilang probinsya para magtanong. Ano ang naiisip nila kapag naririnig ang martial law?
Limang dekada na ang nakalipas mula nang idineklara ni Ferdinand Marcos Sr. ang batas militar. Pakinggan ang mga kwento ni Etta Rosales, isa sa mga nakasaksi at biktima ng malagim na kabanata sa kasaysayan ng bansa.
A video circulating online is making claims about the alleged “truth” behind the declaration of Martial Law and another on former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr’s supposed ties with communists. Posted by a TikTok user on May 16 and reshared by FB page Pilipinas Ngayon the following day, the video claims that: The Communist Party […]