I was lucky that I studied in UP because I was able to learn about the heroics of Evelio Javier, Edgar Jopson, Lean Alejandro and countless other young men and women who laid down their lives against the Marcos dictatorship. Unfortunately, with the continued ascendancy of the Marcoses and some of their cronies, it's like nothing has happened and those who suffered under their hands have been given little or no financial remuneration, and worse, no apologies at all.
If you read this Inquirer article, you'll find out that there were many ordinary people who fought during those dark years. It would be interesting to buy the book that these siblings wrote. That way, we may never forget the price they had to pay so that we would enjoy the freedom we are experiencing right now.
A heroic generation still cries: ‘Never again’
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