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Chipping away at the 'Golden Era' narrative in Marcos’ Ilocandia


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The UniTeam's Ilocos Norte proclamation rally at the Paoay Sand Dunes on February 17, 2022 ended with the song "Bagong Lipunan" playing while candidates waved Philippine flags onstage.

Philstar.com / Kristine Joy Patag

 

Part 1 of a 2-part feature on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Feb. 25, 2022.

 

ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines — Millennials Cathy*, Andrew*, Michael* and Salve* grew up hearing good things about the ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos, whom local myths have made to be a "god-like figure": How he became a lawyer and defended himself in trial; how he did great things as a president; how Ilocos Norte was great at the time of Martial Law.

 

Cathy, a thirty-something marketer, tells Philstar.com partly in Filipino: "The elders around me, that’s what they say. They tell us Martial Law was the golden era, it was good during that time. People were disciplined. For the most part, that's the impression I got from everyone."

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/02/24/2162611/chipping-away-golden-era-narrative-marcos-ilocandia

 

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