Xiao Chua’s Xiao time special report features the real reason behind the controversial white walls in the poor communities during Martial Law. During the 1980’s, we know how the Marcos government build hundreds of infrastructure for the growing Philippine Economy.
However, by the time Marcos was in his second term as president, started stealing and hiding the people’s money so the economy starts flunking down. One particular event where the government builds long white walls along the poor community where the late Pope John Paul the II will pass during his visit in the country.
Even a famous songwriter Louie Ocampo wrote a meaningful song “Isang Dakot” where the lyrics are meant to mock the long white walls to hide the poor communities during the Pope’s visit. This only shows that the Marcos government had really made their way to lie about the true status of our economy.
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism presents a special report entitled “Ka Pepe Diokno: The Martial Law Years”. This special report about the controversial life of the late Senator Jose W. Diokno during the Martial Law years.
The story recounted by his son Jose Manuel Diokno who is now Lawyer and founding Dean of De La Salle University’s College of Law. He still remembers how young he was when his father Senator Diokno was arrested in their house by armed military men.
He recalls how they went to visit his father while detained in a Camp in Nueva Ecija and finding out later that the late Senator Benigno Aquino Sr. was also detained by the Marcos government.
The government held them for about a month until they signed a pledging allegiance to the Marcos government. The whole experience has made a big impact on the young Manuel Diokno that made him realize why his father fought the Marcos government.
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism presents a special report entitled “Lest We Forget: Victims of Martial Law”. A special report on what happened to the victims of Martial law after more than 40 years of fighting the case against the Marcos’s.
The Victims, including the Chairwoman of Commission on Human Rights Etta Rosales herself, recounts how they were abused and tortured during the martial law. The victims and their relatives were also asked how they feel when they finally won the class suit against the Marcos’s.
Most of them are disappointed on how the case went through as court settlement was push through that would pay them a small amount of money that cannot even make them live a comfortable life. In the end, the victims and their relatives made a message that we should fight for our rights and never forget how important humanity in the present society.
A well-known Al Jazeera Correspondent go back to her roots and find about how the people who are responsible in thousands of killings and violations are still in power in the Philippines. It brings back the memories how her whole family was forced into exile during the historical Marcos regime.
She focuses on the story of the Former first lady Imelda Marcos since her journalist mother has written several books about the young Imelda Marcos. She finds out about how the former first lady’s famous life has been full of lies. The fictional biography and how the famous Marcos family have fooled the world that they were ruling a perfect and progressive government.
The whole documentary shows how Imelda Marcos, a congresswoman now is still unapologetic on what happened during the Martial Law. She still believes that her Husband, the late President Marcos is still the greatest President despite the thousands of cases filed against the Marcos’s.
