A story was told on March 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California of a band of Filipino-Americans in the U.S. and Canada who, some 40 years ago, fought a dictator in their parents' homeland, and racism and war in North America. “A Time to Rise: Collective Memoirs of the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP)” -- Los Angeles book launch March 17, 2018 at the Echo Park Library. - Edwin B.
2) Philippines Election: How TikTok Is Helping Bongbong Marcos
The Marcos family amassed as much as $10 billion in ill-gotten wealth according to the World Bank and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Under the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, 70,000 “enemies of the state” were arrested, 34,000 were tortured, and more than 3,000 killed, according to Amnesty International. But through countless TikTok videos, and other social media posts, a false picture of stability and economic growth has been created that leaves many Filipino voters pining for the “better years” of the Marcos regime. - TIME
3) Saving Martial Law truths: Archiving the past to protect the future
Founders and members of Project Gunita, which started shortly after dictator's son Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was elected as president, create a digital archives of all materials containing information about late dictator Marcos' tyrannical rule. They believe it's now the time for the younger generation to do its part: archive the past to protect the future of the country. - RAPPLER