21/08/2026
On ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ง๐จ โ๐๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฒโ ๐. ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐๐ซ. was assassinatedโa day that would forever mark a turning point in Philippine history, setting in motion events that would eventually lead to the downfall of Dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos.
We remember him not merely for the life he gave, but as a symbol of the countless lives lost, the disappeared, and those who, unnamed and without monuments of their own, endured torture and persecutionโof all who offered their courage, truth, and sacrifice upon the altar of democracy, and whose example continues to inspire us today.
We are no strangers to the wounds of a punitive regime, for we, too, face the same challenges he and our forebears endured: the distortion of our history, the spread of lies and deception, and the wielding of influence and power for personal ambition and self-interest.
May we never forget that freedom was not freely given. It was fought for, stood for, and, for many, paid for with their very lives.
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ. ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐. ๐ต๐ญ๐
๐จ: Audrey Geanne Padua