Victims voice disbelief, anger as Philippine dictator's son nears power


Former political prisoner Bonifacio Ilagan sharing his experience of the Martial Law era during an interview at a museum honouring people who took part in the struggle against former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s, in Quezon City, suburban Manila. On the eve of elections that look set to return the son of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos to the presidential palace, the regime's victims are hurt, dismayed, but determined to renew their struggle. - AFP

MANILA, May 8, 2022 (AFP): On the eve of elections that look set to return the son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos to the presidential palace, the regime's victims are hurt and dismayed -- but determined to renew their struggle.

"In other countries, dictators were lined up against the wall. That never happened to them," said 70-year-old Bonifacio Ilagan.

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