I am a survivor of Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan.

I clung to a rafter of a seaside hotel in Palo for hours until that roof was blown away. I saw the water rise like a wall before hitting us. I held on even as the building swayed, and people cried, "Buligi kami, buligi kami." Around us, the water swirled like a giant whirlpool, and the wind sounded like a monster. I remember it to this day. The water reached the second floor, and I clung to dear life, feeling the rain and wind hit me like a thousand little stabs all over my body.

The Jabidah Massacre. March 18, 1968

Operation Merdeka or Operation Freedom was a covert military operation that was meant to destabilise Sabah and take it back from Malaysia. Filipino Muslims were recruited, with a promise that they will be able to join the Philippine military. But Marcos’ plan failed—and the massacre of at least 20 Muslims to cover up the plan sparked a rebellion that has held back the region of Mindanao for decades.