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Celebrities say #NeverAgain, #NeverForget as country marks 49th anniversary of Martial Law

By Bong Godinez
Published September 21, 2021 6:06 PM PHT

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Filipino celebrities took to social media armed with the hashtags #NeverAgain and #NeverForget to remind the public about the horrors of martial law and its many atrocities including human rights violations.

September 21 marks the 49th year since Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation 1081 to put the entire Philippines under Martial Law or military rule from 1972 to 1981.

The event is considered as one of the darkest chapters in Philippine history and to this day remains a polarizing subject among Filipinos.

Today, many took to social media armed with the hashtags #NeverAgain and #NeverForget to remind the public about the horrors of martial law and its many atrocities including human rights violations.

“Para sa mga kabataan who want to know more, hindi gawa-gawa ang kwento ng mga Martial Law victims. Totoong tao sila, mga anak, kapatid, magulang, lolo't lola,” wrote TV personality Bianca Gonzalez on Twitter.

Actress Angel Locsin quoted Spanish philosopher George Santayana, writing, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Chef Angelo Guison posted a photo of himself while in a rally and holding a sign, “Stop the killings!” plus the hashtags #NeverForget, #NeverAgain, and #MarcosHindiBayani.

Isang post na ibinahagi ni Angelo Guison (@chefgeloguison)

The IdeaFirst Company, the film and TV production outfit behind the projects Die Beautiful, Barber's Tales, Bwakaw, and Kalel, 15, among others, posted, “Sa Ika-49 na anibersaryo ng Martial Law, huwag nating hayaang burahin ang mga alaala ng mga nakipaglaban para sa ating karapatan at kalayaan.”

Isang post na ibinahagi ni The IdeaFirst Company (@theideafirstcompany)

Other hashtags and subjects that dominated Twitter related to the historical event are #NoToHistoricalRevisionism, BatasMilitar, and Marcos.

Sportscaster Lia Cruz, for one, posted, “#NeverAgain #NeverForget and definitely: #NoToHistoricalRevisionism.”

Meanwhile, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Film, Broadcast and New Media Division are inviting the public to watch Ramona Diaz's film, Imelda, via its Vimeo channel until the end of September.