It has been nearly half a century after Martial Law declared, but its horrors still haunt our nation up to this day…

48 years ago, one of the darkest and bloodiest chapters in our history has taken place, the awful Philippines was placed under military rule by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Martial Law under Marcos is considered to be the darkest year of the Philippines. Amnesty International estimated that about 70,000 people were imprisoned, 34,000 tortured, and 3,240 killed when the dictator was in power, according to a report by Rappler.

The powerful political clan of Marcoses also stole billions from Filipino taxpayers, ranging from $5 billion to $10 billion. 

Today as we commemorate it, critics of the current administration have long argued that Duterte is following the footsteps of Marcos, whose family members are known to be his close allies.

The opposition believed that Duterte is using the powers of the state to diminish institutions and silenced press freedom.

In his administration, the bloody war on drugs has seen as an alleged abuse to humanity where official data showed at least 7,884 have been killed in police operations as of August 31, 2020.

Some political figures and activist groups urged to fight for what they called historical revisionism as they fear the repeat of Marcos’ abuse under the incumbent administration.

Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday urged Filipinos to reject "lies" and those who "steal the truth" about martial law.

"Our task is to push back against these lies at every instant. To tell the stories of Martial Law and dictatorship over and over so that this generation, and the ones that come after, maybe bound tighter through remembering," Robredo said in a statement.

On Twitter, netizens aggressively expressed their sentiments over today’s commemoration.

See tweets below:

Yes, we will never forget…