Often heard among Filipinos who were alive during Martial Law

"Life was quiet then."

The answer to that is

"...because those who were protesting were silenced." They were imprisoned, tortured, or killed.

#Philippines #Asian #History #PeoplePower #Dissent #Protest #Democracy @pinoy

Duterte arrested in Manila. I needed to see evidence that autocrats can fall.

https://apnews.com/article/rodrigo-duterte-manila-philippines-icc-9b9d08b8832b43282db53418535fb245