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Activists trace threat of Marcos return to Malacañang to failed promises of change


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Protesters mass up on the People Power Monument along EDSA in Quezon City on Feb. 25, 2022, the 36th anniversary of the popular uprising that overthrew dictator Ferdinand Marcos

Philstar.com / Xave Gregorio

 

MANILA, Philippines — Medy de Jesus was among the millions who spilled into Metro Manila’s streets to oust a dictator who has been brutally ruling the country for over two decades, during which thousands were imprisoned, tortured and killed, and billions were looted from government coffers.

 

Then fresh from stepping out of a convent, De Jesus was prompted to fight the dictatorship after her eyes were opened to the harsh realities faced by Filipinos living in the countryside who are so poor, they have to resort to eating root crops as they could not afford rice.

 

But 36 years after Filipinos booted out Ferdinand Marcos in a series of military-backed popular protests, De Jesus said not much has changed for the nation’s poor.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/02/25/2163333/activists-trace-threat-marcos-return-malacaang-failed-promises-change

 

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