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A Time of Turmoil: Never Pretty, Always True

Ligalig: Art in a Time of Threat and Turmoil is an exhibit on the social realist art movement, presenting the varied responses of Filipino artists who have persisted in exposing the ugly side of society. It runs at the Ateneo Art Gallery until May 29, 2022.

A Time of Turmoil: Never Pretty, Always True

Doctor’s arrest recalls horrors of martial law

The arrest last Friday of Dr. Ma. Natividad Castro sends shivers down the spine of many who experienced martial law. It is something that should not be happening in a democracy, particularly under an administration that claims that the justice system is well in place and working.

Doctor’s arrest recalls horrors of martial law

How Marcos kept his Martial Law plans a secret

“Of course, Imelda and I denied it.” That was what then president Ferdinand Marcos wrote in his diary for September 21, 1972. It was his response when asked by Jose Aspiras and Carmelo Barbero, two of the strongman’s most loyal political lieutenants from the “northern bloc,” if rumors were true that he would declare martial law within 48 hours.

How Marcos kept his Martial Law plans a secret