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That tweet of Junior about Henry Kissinger reminded me of this memo Kissinger sent to POTUS when Martial Law was declared in #PH in 1972.

“As to our position, I believe we should refrain from comment on Marcos’ action, regarding it as a Philippine matter.” #ML50 #MartialLaw50
“President Marcos’ ambition to hold onto the Presidency after his constitutional limit of two terms runs out at the end of next year is well known.” - Kissinger 1/2
“In this context, and as his first-term lustre as a reform president has dulled, he has constantly underlined the deteriorating security situation as posing a need for a strong leader and improved discipline.” - Kissinger 2/2
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[A THREAD OF FREE MOVIES YOU CAN STREAM STARTING 12AM LATER]

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🎬 ASWANG directed by Alyx Arumpac | Sept 28
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🎬 RESPETO directed by Treb Monteras II | Sept 29
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🎬 MORAL [Restored & Remastered] directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and written by Ricky Lee | Sept 30
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(thread) The real question we have to ask in remembering #ML50 is less how did Marcos manage to get away with it, but rather, how did so many who knew what was coming, fail to stop it? The timeline reveals to us it was like a trainwreck in slow motion. philippinediaryproject.com/2021/08/27/a-t…
I have my own theories from reading up and listening to those who were active then. My theory is it took 1962-76 he actually did it in a lot of stages. What Makoy had going for him: every institution that could resist had cells of Marcos minded people. In media, Doroy Valencia...
in the courts, Fred Ruiz Castro, the Ilocano generals and all the colonels pissed off with the Commission on Appointments; legions of parents freaked out by hippies, priests and bishops freaked out by Reds, ditto businessmen big and small. Against him the usual intelligentsia...
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#ML50 What was happening 50 years ago today. September 23, 1972 the real date of martial law. From the comprehensive timeline available in the #PhilippineDiaryProject: philippinediaryproject.com/2021/08/27/a-t… (part 1)
#ML50 What was happening 50 years ago today. September 23, 1972 the real date of martial law. From the comprehensive timeline available in the #PhilippineDiaryProject: philippinediaryproject.com/2021/08/27/a-t… (part 2)
#ML50 What was happening 50 years ago today. September 23, 1972 the real date of martial law. From the comprehensive timeline available in the #PhilippineDiaryProject: philippinediaryproject.com/2021/08/27/a-t… (part 3)
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#ML50 Interviewed by the late Cynthia Sycip, the late Teodoro M. Locsin recounted his arrest early in the morning of September 23, 1972:
#ML50 Interviewed by the late Cynthia Sycip, the late Chino Roces reflected on his arrest on September 23, 1972:
#ML50 interviewed by the late Cynthia Sycip, the late broadcaster Jose Mari Velez recounted his arrest early in the morning of September 23, 1972:
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#ML50 What was happening 50 years ago today. September 22, 1972 was a truly eventful day when martial law began to be implemented. From the comprehensive timeline available in the #PhilippineDiaryProject: philippinediaryproject.com/2021/08/27/a-t… (part 1)
#ML50 What was happening 50 years ago today. September 22, 1972 was a truly eventful day when martial law began to be implemented. From the comprehensive timeline available in the #PhilippineDiaryProject: philippinediaryproject.com/2021/08/27/a-t… (part 2)
#ML50 What was happening 50 years ago today. September 22, 1972 was a truly eventful day when martial law began to be implemented. From the comprehensive timeline available in the #PhilippineDiaryProject: philippinediaryproject.com/2021/08/27/a-t… (part 3)
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Just finished my talk for Cebu's Press Freedom Week. It was livestreamed here: facebook.com/cebucaritascci… #ML50 Image
My talk's entitled "Always revise," which I think, as hopefully we'll see, is a good and necessary thing. Image
This is a week heavy with memory, particularly this year, as we remember 50 years since martial law was proclaimed. But what we actually remember, or are called to remember, is itself interesting for what it reveals. Image
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#ML50 What was happening 50 years ago today, September 21, 1972. From the comprehensive timeline available in the #PhilippineDiaryProject: philippinediaryproject.com/2021/08/27/a-t… ImageImageImageImage
Conclusion, what was happeniong 50 years ago today, September 21, 1972: philippinediaryproject.com/2021/08/27/a-t… ImageImage
Here is a #PhilippineDiaryProject feature comparing and contrasting the two first person accounts of the establishment of the dictatorship: philippinediaryproject.com/2013/09/21/the…
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HAPPENING NOW: We're here at the #ML50 launch, a campaign to commemorate 50 years since Ferdinand Marcos' declaration of Martial Law. Speakers include Martial Law victims Judy Taguiwalo and Joel Lamangan. | via @jairaroxas_
Edre Olalia of NUPL: We need to speak out against injustice. We need to fight for legitimate causes and fight for our rights. That's why we say never, ever again and never, ever forget. | via @jairaroxas_
@jairaroxas_ Martial Law victim Boni Ilagan reads the unity statement: Tayo ay naninindigan sa pagsalungat sa agos ng disimpormasyon na pinakikinabangan ng diktadurang Marcos at para sa matapang na komemorasyon ng magiting na pakikibaka ng sambayanan laban sa awtoritaryanismo. | @jairaroxas_
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