Martial Law survivors relive torture as dictator’s son assumes power

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Four decades since they experienced grave abuse as political detainees under the dictatorial regime of Ferdinand E. Marcos, three survivors say they cannot accept his son as president. MarcosInauguration

kasi pinaalis mo na eh, tapos pababalikin mo pa,”SURVIVOR. “Ka Rey” says his jailers during the Martial Law regime of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s father and namesake refused to listen to his pleas.

Being punched in his solar plexus –a sensitive part of the stomach – was the easier part of his ordeal.Every time he got called in by his jailers, Danilo prayed for the luck to emerge alive.“Totoo pala yun, nagdilim na lang bigla. Akala ko wala na,”Although Danilo survived all the physical abuse, the pain never left. He told Rappler that seeing Marcos Jr. as president means there is little hope of reprieve from suffering, especially since the dictator’s son refuses to acknowledge the past.

 

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