21/09/2026
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
Fifty-four years have passed since Martial Law was declared. Yet the lessons of that dark chapter in our history remain as urgent as ever. The names, the stories, the abuses, and the lives affected must never be reduced to mere pages in a history book.
Because the struggle for accountability did not end with the fall of a dictatorship.
Today, our nation continues to confront the consequences of corruption and the abuse of public trust. Billions of pesos meant for public infrastructure and the safety of Filipino communities have come under scrutiny amid investigations into alleged irregularities in flood-control projects. As these investigations continue, the Filipino people are once again asking a question that should never have to be repeated:
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ?
And more importantlyโ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐?
The ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ stands with the Filipino people in remembering the victims and survivors of Martial Law and in upholding the values of truth, accountability, and public service. We recognize that remembering history also means remaining vigilant in the present, especially when public trust is placed at risk.
As students and future professionals, we have a responsibility to remain informed, to question what must be questioned, and to speak when the people's trust is betrayed. Silence must never become our response to injustice, and corruption must never become something we simply learn to tolerate.
๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐ค๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง. ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ข๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ -๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ค๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐๐ง. ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง
๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ค๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐๐ง. ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง. ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ง. ๐ต๐ญ
Pubmat by: Roy Espaรฑola
Caption by: Mark Carreon
