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“Haunted by Our Continuing Pain”: Martial Law Survivors React to Marcos Restoration

Michael Beltran

Survivors of martial law in the Philippines gathered in the wake of the restoration of the Marcos family to power. They fear a return of the worst abuses from the era.

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What a Marcos Jr Presidency in the Philippines Means for Geopolitics

The Interpreter

The Philippines might be Asia’s oldest democracy, but the continued appetite for strongman rule demonstrates a deep ambivalence about liberal democracy’s promises of political equality and rule of law and the likely continuation of the public’s acceptance of the autocratic practices that characterized Duterte’s presidency.

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Philippines Presidential Election a Rematch Between Late Dictator’s Son, Democratic Leader

Voice of America

Marcos’s popularity is based on the nostalgia of alleged prosperity and the “golden age” of Filipino society during his father’s dictatorship in the 1980s. Political observers and disinformation researchers say his campaign is buoyed by a massive disinformation and propaganda network.

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Martial Law Victims in the Philippines Challenge Marcos’ Presidential Bid

Voice of America

Cases against Marcos filed on behalf of the victims are piling up at the Commission on Elections. The petitions ask the body to either cancel Marcos’ certificate of candidacy or to disqualify him due to a criminal conviction in 1997 over his failure to file income tax returns decades ago.

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5 Signs the Philippines is Drifting Toward Dictatorship

Michael Beltran

Filipinos are accustomed to chaotic periods in politics, but the killings of several young boys by police brought tens of thousands of protesters onto the streets. As tension between Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and the public escalates, the threat of martial law and a repeat of the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos is all too real.

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Martial Law in the Philippines: An Enduring Horror Story

Michael Beltran

Decades have passed since Ferdinand Marcos' Martial Law, but the much of the Philippines still lives in terror.

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