ABOUT THE BOOK

This compilation is a testament to the courage and outrage of the writers who dared, defied, and exposed, through the written word, the excesses of the fourteen-year-long dictatorial rule (1972-1986) of Ferdinand E. Marcos and his family, his government, and trusted men, the military institution in particular, that carround out the unspeakable cruelty against a terrified people and those who dared to fight back…
Almost all the articles in this book exposed the tyrannical climate of martial rule that hovered on the benighted nation, the excesses and abuses that victimized countless individuals and communities, the lies and coercive bend that characterized those in power who ruled roughshod with impunity. But just as riveting as the bylined stories are the consequences–described after every article or in whole chapters–that befell the persons behind the bylines, the authors who bore the consequences of the words they wrote and who bravely faced their tormentors. – From the Preface by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ma. Ceres P. Doyo has been a journalist for more than thirty years. Before that, she was a practicing psychologist, a novice of a religious congregation, a human rights worker, and writer for the alternative/mosquito press.