martial law

Filipinos are commemorating the 48th anniversary of the declaration of martial law in the Philippines under the Marcos dictatorship. Activists say that the only way to end abusive governments is by people taking action. Don Tagala...

Demonstrators in San Francisco marked the anniversary of the declaration of martial law in the Philippines by taking to the streets. For them, the killings under the Marcos regime are reminiscent of the human rights abuses...

On Sept. 21, 1972, Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law. For Fil-Am activists who rallied in New York City to mark the somber occasion, the urgent need to fight for human rights continues to this...

Those who experienced Martial Law under Marcos believe the same injustices happen today. They say the silencing of the media, arresting and killing opposition members, seizing properties and businesses are happening again....Read More

NEW YORK — For these Fil-Am activists, the recent passage of the Philippine Anti-Terror Law truly killed democracy in their homeland. Members of the Malaya Movement who gathered at the Philippine Consulate in New York said...

NEW YORK — “They can try all they want to silence dissent, but we will rise and remain committed to fighting for justice.” When freedom and democracy are under attack in the Philippines, Filipino human rights...

Prior to ordering California’s nearly 40 million residents to stay home in a statewide lockdown amid the coronavirus crisis, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he had put the National Guard on alert and that martial...

Christopher Sorio still vividly remembers the dark days of martial law. He was arrested by the military in the early 80’s, along with then ranking national democratic front leader Horacio ‘Boy’ Morales and father Edicio Dela...

by Pat Nabong, ABS-CBN News CHICAGO — These Filipino Americans have lived to tell their stories —- 47 years after the declaration of martial law in the Philippines under the Marcos dictatorship. They want the younger...

Toronto, Canada — At the corner of Bathurst and Wilson, also known as Little Manila, the allied organizations of Bayan Canada raised their banners and voices to oppose alleged human rights violations in the Philippines. In...