PROTECT HISTORY | Netizens urge to preserve copies of books, films on Martial Law

May 11, 2022 , 03:31 PM

(May 11, 2022) – Calls to preserve books, movies, and other references related to the brutal Martial Law have been fanned on social media, as the son and namesake of the late dictator, former senator Bongbong Marcos Jr., is poised to take the presidency by a landslide win in the 2022 elections.

Marcos, the standard-bearer of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, has established an overwhelming lead after securing more than 31 million votes, based on the partial and unofficial count of the Commission on Elections. Less than 2,000 clustered precincts have yet to transmit electoral returns.

Netizens took to social media to encourage the people to get their copies of books about the evil dictatorship, noting the need to protect the country’s history. Some have already compiled a list of references that can be saved to be reminded about the atrocities committed during the dark regime.

HOARD MARCOS / MARTIAL LAW STORY BOOKS! HOARD THEM AND GET UR COPIES. BAGO PA MAWALA SA CIRCULATION!!!!!!!! WE WILL PRESERVE AND PROTECT HISTORY

— Dora #LLL2022 (@doracrybaby) May 10, 2022

filo moots let’s keep a digital copies of martial law books, because the best thing that we can do now is preserve books, historical records, and all important documents. let’s make sure history will not be rewritten.

— ishi (@ishireadr) May 10, 2022

LF: books (bago ma-ban)

The Conjugal Dictatorship
Edifice Complex
Dekada ’70
The Jupiter Effect
Salingkit: A 1986 Diary
State of War
Martial Law: Never Again
Days of Disquiet, Nights of Rage
Some are smarter than others
Waltzing with a Dictator

— kia ? ⁺⁺⁺ ? (@candyscribbles) May 10, 2022

‼️ARCHIVE, SAVE‼️

Never let historical revisionism to succeed and to my int’l friends, these are also good books to give you some insights about the Martial Law under the Marcos Regime. I recommend reading them/saving a copy ?? pic.twitter.com/SgWAzL1Aws

— ram ⁷ ; ? (@itaruism) May 10, 2022

Fellow booklovers, let’s hoard books about the dark times of Martial Law, in case those will be banned. Let us never forget!!!

— eunice ? (@nerdytalks_04) May 10, 2022

On Wednesday, the Ateneo de Manila University Press also posted a thread of its available books either in physical or electronic versions. Some of the books include the “Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos” by Primitivo Mijares and “Musika at Bagong Lipunan” by Raul Navarro.

“The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos” by Primitivo Mijares

Print copies available on the 3rd week of May

ebook available here
Website: https://t.co/Yz4oqokXH6
Lazada: https://t.co/8wPI1ks82c pic.twitter.com/nhlvYnvbTb

— Ateneo Press (@ateneopress) May 11, 2022

Others also recalled several films and documentaries that tackled the monstrosities and the people’s resistance under the bloody Martial Law, namely “The Kingmaker,” “Batas Militar,” “Dekada ’70,” “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag,” and “Sister Stella L.”

movies and documentaries about the marcoses and the martial law that you should watch, a thread: pic.twitter.com/HQc8BKvq5A

— ? (@caIIowey) May 10, 2022

Many fear that Marcos will copy his father who was known for forcibly silencing critical news outlets and other forms of media. Historians cite this as a major reason why legitimate information was heavily restricted during his militaristic reign.

“By shutting down competing voices and setting up a media outlet that was under his control, Marcos silenced public criticism and controlled the information that the people had access to,” said the Martial Law Museum, as quoted by the Philippine Daily Inquirer last September. “By doing so, Marcos had the final say in whatever passed for the truth.”

Until now, Marcos has not apologized for the human rights violations under his father’s heavy-handed rule, insisting that he cannot apologize for the things he did not do.

At least 3,240 killings, 34,000 cases of torture, and 70,000 cases of imprisonment were recorded under the cruel Martial Law declared in 1972, according to Amnesty International. Reports indicate that the Marcoses also stole up to $10 billion from public coffers.

Many have raised concerns about possible historical revisionism under the term of another Marcos and the end of the recovery of their stolen assets and unpaid estate taxes believed to have ballooned to P203 billion.

“They (Bureau of Internal Revenue) will collect that if you are an ordinary person. But if you are a government official, you are a senator or governor, they will not collect it. How much more if you are now president? That’s gone forever,” said former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio last March.

(PM)

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