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August 11, 2016

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Introduction of the book Marcos Martial Law: Never Again

By Raïssa Robles

On the morning of May 31, 1977, residents of Antipolo — a mountainous municipality just east of Manila — saw a military helicopter circling low over a deserted area.

Minutes later something fell out of the helicopter onto the rocks below. Then the aircraft clattered away.

Curious residents ran to see what had fallen.

They found the bloody, battered corpse of a young man. He had been cruelly treated. His head was bashed in, there were burn marks and dark bruises all over his body. On his torso, an examining doctor would later count 33 shallow wounds apparently gouged with an ice pick.

Several meters away from where the body had fallen, somebody had found an eyeball.

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Tagged With: Judge Priscilla Mijares, Luis "Boyet" Mijares, Marcos Martial Law: never Again book by Raissa Robles, Primitivo Mijares, Senator Panfilo Lacson

Comments

  1. ang_dagat says

    September 4, 2016 at 8:10 AM

    What ever happened to the boys who were wrongly accused of kidnapping Boyet? I am in the middle of reading Tibo’s book, but I cannot get a copy of never again here in The Visayas. NBS’s branches in Cebu said it is sold out.

    • raissa says

      September 6, 2016 at 8:34 PM

      patience.

  2. boom buencamino says

    August 13, 2016 at 3:40 PM

    Apparently Ping Lacson did not look too deeply into the murder

  3. canadadry says

    August 12, 2016 at 6:35 PM

    Management by threats, intimidation and outright killing

    In his recent pronouncement of destroying in public a female government official who has been critisizing him, one is left wondering why is this government bent on destrunction rather than the affairs of the state. Walang creativity puro shortcut through killing the poor (but giving drug lords a chance to repent), emergency powers instead of enforcing laws , threatening the legislative and the Chief Justice of Martial law instead of seeking cooperation and guidance.

    Tama na Digong, sobra ka na, abusado ka na. Umalis ka na nga.Pag asa ka sana, perwisyo ka pala.

  4. cha says

    August 12, 2016 at 8:08 AM

    Hi Raissa. Pwede Ko I-translate uli?

  5. fed-up says

    August 12, 2016 at 6:41 AM

    Just sharing:

    http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/11/16/us-army-krimen-ang-pag-imbento-ni-marcos-ng-kabayanihan

    Kung ito ay totoo, mukhang sanay na sanay si Apo Marcos sa pag-iimbento at pangungurakot ng pera bago pa man siyang maging Presidente.

    • moonie says

      August 12, 2016 at 8:41 AM

      makoy started scamming early in life. buti he hit the wall and his bluff was called off. pero, parang rapist siya, will not take no for answer. repeat offender who forced himself in.

  6. Grasya says

    August 11, 2016 at 9:01 PM

    I was aware that the young Mijares had been killed by Marcos minions, but I did not know the gory details. It’s painful reading but we must not shirk from this knowledge, or else similar atrocities will happen again.

    Ping Lacson probably knows more than he says. He was part of the military too, who carried out Marcos’ orders.

    To Luneta on Sunday!

    • TheMommeh says

      August 11, 2016 at 9:49 PM

      For almost the entire period of martial law, Juan Ponce Enrile served officially as Martial Law administrator and Defense Secretary in charge of all the armed forces’ services during that time. Fidel V. Ramos was director of both the Philippine Constabulary (PC) and Philippine Integrated Police (PIP) during the Martial Law days. The two of them commanded the soldiers and police who committed horrible human rights abuses during that regime.

      • duquemarino says

        August 12, 2016 at 6:41 AM

        Will Enrile claim his entitlement at the LNB bring minister of defense during the dictator’s reign? Side by side?

        • moonie says

          August 12, 2016 at 8:42 AM

          enrile may have to be buried with his grass skirts and bao bra.

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist Then they came fof the Trade Unionists, and I did not out speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me— And there was no one left to speak for me. —Martin Niemöller (1892-1984)

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