This special episode of For the Record remembers the struggles and courage of the Filipinos under the dictatorial rule of the late president Ferdinand Marcos. With the Marcos regime’s imaginary of foisting the ideology of New Society on a country hounded by corruption, military abuse and human rights violations, Filipinos struggled for their rights, freedom and social justice. Decades after the reinstatement of democracy in the Philippines, many Filipinos seem to have forgotten this era and have divided memories and perception of this period. On September 11, 2020, #ArawNgMagnanakaw trends on Twitter amid the approval of the HB 7137 by the House of Representatives declaring September 11th as a non-working holiday in Ilocos Norte to commemorate Marcos’ birth.  

The main objective of the episode, in line with the annual remembrance of the victims and martyrs of Martial Law, is to examine the importance of archives in the various acts of remembering and forgetting, history writing and understanding, reconciliation and collective healing.  

#ArchivesEmpower #MarcosHindiBayani #NotAGoldenAge #NeverAgain #NeverForget