BACOLOD CITY—Survivors of martial law and activists on Wednesday joined protest actions in the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo to mark the 44th an niversary of the declaration of martial law and denounce plans to bury the remains of dictator Ferdinand Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani. They carried streamers that said “Marcos not a Hero” and “Justice for the victims of martial law.”ADVERTISEMENTMany of those who joined the mass action were relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings, imprisonment and torture during martial law. In Iloilo City, about 70 activists, including martial law victims, held a rally at Plazoletaga to oppose the burial of Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani. They carried placards and streamers denouncing the refusal of the Marcoses to acknowledge widespread torture, killings and other human rights violations during martial law and the culpability of their family for those abuses. In Cagayan de Oro City, people who were not even born yet when martial law was declared joined those who have experienced state brutality in a march-rally to mark the anniversary of martial law.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 21, 2016 17:37 UTC