Very rough first draft map, just to get the idea who’s fighting who in the world of my ocs. One empire is at war with another empire. And the griffon one got split into three different countries.
the real martial law: 70,000 illegal detentions/ wrongly imprisoned, 34,000 were tortured, at least 3,200 innocent people were killed.
Shared by Sydney Lopez in Anyone by Bongbong: Remastered , illustrations by Rappler
Electric shock – Electric wires are attached to the victim’s fingers, arms, head and in some cases, genitalia.
San Juanico Bridge – The victim lies between two beds and if his/her body falls, he/she will be beaten.
Truth serum – An injection administered in hospitals and used for interrogation, making a victim “talk drunkenly.”
Russian roulette – Loading a bullet into one chamber of a revolver, spinning the cylinder, and then forcing the victim to pull the trigger while pointing the gun at his/her own head.
Beating – Victim is beaten by a group of soldiers.
Pistol-whipping – The victim is beaten with a rifle butt.
Water cure – Water is forced through the victim’s mouth and then forced out by beating.
Strangulation – Constriction of the victim’s neck done by hand, electric wire, or steel bar.
Cigar and flat iron burns – Victims of torture are inflicted with burns using cigarettes, and even a flat iron.
Pepper torture – A “concentrated pepper substance” is put on the victim’s lips or rubbed on his/her genitalia.
Let them talk about how voting for Robredo and the others is not about bringing these people into power per se, but about the good governance they represent.
Let them talk about the Filipino people—not as the brainless sheep who deliberately chose to be ignorant, but as victims of a long-running and deeply-ingrained campaign that takes advantage of their ignorance and does everything to keep them ignorant.
Let the whole world know what is going on in the Philippines. We need them to watch us. We need them to listen to us.
We aren’t an isolated case. Like many others have already said, disinformation can happen to anyone, regardless of the country you are from. So read, watch, and listen.
THIS IS AN INSULT TO THE VICTIMS OF MARTIAL LAW. THEY BLATANTLY SPREAD FAKES NEWS TO REVISE OUR COUNTRY’S HISTORY. THEY HAVE NEVER EVEN APOLOGIZED OR FACED THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE CRIMES COMMITTED DURING THEIR REGIME.
THIS IS ALSO AN INSULT TO OUR COUNTRY AND OUR COUNTRY’S FUTURE. HE HAS NO PLANS FOR THE COUNTRY ASIDE FROM “UNITY”. THE MARCOS FAMILY ARE ONLY DOING THIS FOR POWER AND SELFISH REASONS.
NEVER AGAIN. NEVER FORGET.
Also need to take into account that these stats are the documented ones. God only knows how much more lives were taken and destroyed before being kept in the dark.
Willing to re-acquaint yourself with history but Rappler is ew? I got you! Literature is how I teach myself history and the human condition, so perhaps it will be the same for you. Here are some works that I recommend:
Dekada ‘70 by Lualhati Bautista
Gun Dealers’ Daughter by Gina Apostol
State Of War by Ninotchka Rosca
Killing Time In A Warm Place by Jose Dalisay
The Jupiter Effect by Katrina Tuvera
Days of Disquiet, Nights of Rage: The First Quarter Storm & Related Events by Jose F. Lacaba
Subversive Lives by Susan and Nathan Quimpo
Tutubi, Tutubi, 'Wag Kang Magpahuli Sa Mamang Salbahe by Jun Cruz Reyes
Of course, these will not teach you everything you need to learn, but literature is a good springboard to start your journey in delving deeper into a certain topic.
The Haunting of Martial Law: Records from the Marcos Regime
This General Order No. 1 (image above) explains that Martial Law was declared because of “wanton destruction of lives and property, widespread lawlessness and anarchy, chaos and disorder now prevailing throughout the country.”
But why was there chaos and disorder? The book Development Debacle explained that the Marcos administration worked with the World Bank to implement national development projects that prioritized technocratic implementation, leaving many of the poor and working populations out of the process, and thus, from the economic benefits.1 The displacement, poverty, and hunger from this development debacle led to mass civil protests, which Marcos responded to in the form of state repression.
Many Filipino citizens continued to resist the abuses even after his regime was over. Although Marcos may not have been present with the police or military personnel who executed the abductions, tortures, and killings of dissidents, his position as Commander of the Security forces, as documented in this General Order No. 1, incriminated him as playing a central role in these human rights abuses.
This quantifies the numbers of people tortured, executed, disappeared, or arrested between 1972-1986. These high numbers represent the amount of people who experienced pain, torture and trauma in the detention centers. Trying to imagine the human experiences within this table can explain why those Philippine human rights advocates said, “Never Again to Martial Law!”
Here are a few things to know about why the period under Martial Law matters in the ongoing fight for truth, justice and reparations in the Philippines.
A lack of justice and accountability can lead to further human rights violations and erasure of the horrors of the past fuels attempts to revise history. Former President Marcos was never held accountable and was instead granted a hero’s burial with full military honours by the Duterte administration in 2016. Amnesty International believes that all those suspected of criminal responsibility for crimes under international law or other human rights violations should be brought to justice in fair trials, regardless of when and where the crimes were committed. There should be no amnesties, pardons or similar measures of impunity for such crimes if such measures prevent the emergence of the truth, a final judicial determination of guilt or innocence and full reparation for victims and their families. International law states that no time limits should apply to crimes under international law, irrespective of the date of their commission.
Reparations remain elusive for many victims and their families who are unable to prove the violations that they or their relatives experienced during martial law, in the absence of documentation and other requirements. The Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board – created by the government to “receive, evaluate, process, and investigate” reparation claims made by victims of human rights abuses during martial law, and which ceased its work in 2018 – received as many as 75,000 claimants, but only over 11,000 of these were recognized following the board’s assessment. Funds used to compensate the victims came from Marcos’ Swiss deposits, after Courts found that such funds were obtained by President Marcos through corruption.
Amnesty International continues to call for truth, justice and reparations to be afforded for all victims of martial law, including continued efforts from the government to go after all those responsible of the atrocities committed during martial law.
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Ang larawan ay galing sa Presidential Museum and Library na inilathala sa Gulf News
Here are the things to know about why the period under Martial Law matters in the ongoing fight for truth, justice and reparations in the Philippines.
The nine-year military rule ordered by then President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972 unleashed a wave of crimes under international law and grave human rights violations, including tens of thousands of people arbitrarily arrested and detained, and thousands of others tortured, forcibly disappeared, and killed. During the martial law era (1972-1981), and during the remainder of President Marcos’ term, Amnesty International documented extensive human rights violations which clearly showed a pattern of widespread arrests and detention, enforced disappearances, killings and torture of people that were critical of the government or perceived as political opponents. In an interview with the organization in 1975, President Marcos told Amnesty International that over 50,000 people had been arrested and detained under martial law from 1972-1975; those arrested included church workers, human rights defenders, legal aid lawyers, labour leaders and journalists. Amnesty International also documented a pattern of torture in interviews with prisoners from that time. In 1981, the organization released further research on enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions that took place from 1976 onwards.
Many other civil society organizations have also documented similar crimes under international law and human rights violations during martial law, including the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines, the International Commission of Jurists, the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights, and the Foundation for Worldwide People Power. The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances also presented a damning report to the then Human Rights Commission after a visit to the country in 1990. Reports made by these groups corroborate the findings of Amnesty International that there was a clear pattern of extrajudicial executions, arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and other ill-treatment, enforced disappearances and other human rights violations committed by the government during this period.
Given the immensity and pervasiveness of violations, keeping records of violations, including precise figures, remains a difficult and unfinished task to this day. One of the reasons why it is difficult to ascertain the exact number of human rights violations is the lack of accountability and genuine processes of truth-telling to seek more detailed information and contribute to the fight against impunity. Nevertheless, there have been credible efforts to make information about what happened during martial law more accessible to the public, including online such as through the Martial Law Museum, the Martial Law Chronicles Project, and the Bantayog ng mga Bayani. *** Ang larawan ay kuha sa Martial Law Museum Ang mga kaalaman ay kuha sa Amnesty International
The cinema in Trinoma showing Liway erupted in spontaneous chants led by a guy at the back as the credits rolled: “Ang tao ang bayan!” then the audience answered “Ngayon ay Lumalaban!” “Huwag matakot! Makibaka!” It was a surreal experience.
Ang Tagu-taguan ay isang larong pambata na s'yang katumbas ng hide-and-seek sa Ingles. Mas mainam itong laruin tuwing gabi at lalo na kapag bilog ang buwan. Nakadaragdag ito ng hirap o hamon sa magiging taya na hanapin ang iba pang kalahok ng laro. Habang naghahanap ang mga manlalaro ng matataguan, ang taya naman ay kakanta ng mga sumusunod habang nakaharap sa post or sa sulok at nakatakip ang mata.
Tagu-taguan, maliwanag ang buwan Wala sa likod, wala sa harap Pagbilang kong sampu, Nakatagoi na kayo Isa, dalawa, tatlo, apat, lima Anim, pito, walo, siyam, sampu
Ang taya naman ay sisigaw ng “huli ka!” kapag nahanap na n'ya ang mga manlalarong nagtatago.
Tagu-Taguan is the Pinoy version of the game hide-and-seek. it is best played at night especially during a full moon, as it adds challenge for the “taya” to find the other players. While everyone runs to find a hiding spot, the “taya” chooses and faces a corner or a post, closes his/her eyes, and changts the following before seeking the hiding players:
Hide and seek, the moon is bright Nobody behind, nobody in front When I finish counting up to ten All of you should already be hiding One, two, three, four, five Six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
the “taya” then shouts, “huli ka! (got you!)” when he/she finds a hiding player.
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Ang mga larawan ay kuha sa pelikulang pinamagatang “Liway” mula sa direksyon ni Kip Oebanda na mapapanuod ng libre sa Youtube.
Ang mga kaalaman ay kuha mula sa#BANSA: Musicalized Traditional Filipino Games Reflecting the Society (featuring TAGU-TAGUAN, MALIWANAG ANG BUWAN)
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