The Marcos regime racked up 3,257 extrajudicial killings, 759 desaparecidos (or the disappeared), 35,000 torture victims, plus 70,000 imprisoned, says historian Alfred McCoy. Did “schizo” cause Bongbong and Imelda to forget—or look away? “People say how thankful they were for the relative peace and order that followed martial law,” Marcos Jr. said. Streets were cleaner, tourists flocked in, and the Philippine image worldwide was “positive,” he said, adding that the country must move on. “Finding scapegoats is not the solution.” Tell that to Walter Dacumos, who recalls how Panfilo Lacson, then a second lieutenant, stepped on his chest. “Inapakan ako sa dibdib, and was given the water cure” along with scriptwriter Ricky Lee. Both men vomited blood. “And what will you do with the P50,000?” asked Inquirer columnist Ceres Doyo, also a martial law victim. “I will buy myself a good bed,” he replied.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 00:07:24 +0000
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