DLSU history professor: “Ramos should pay for his actions during Marcos Martial law”

“Ramos should pay for his actions”

This was what History professor from De La Salle University, Van Ybiernas said regarding former president Fidel Ramos’ implementation of the Martial Law during the reign of President Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s.



The abuses of the Philippine Constabulary (PC) and Integrated National Police (INP) were recorded to have the most cases of human rights violations. This all happened during the watch of Ramos as he led the implementation of Martial Law during Marcos’ regime.

Ybiernas said that Ramos should be held responsible for this as he was the former chief of the two mentioned branches of the AFP.

While Ramos disapproves of Duterte’s declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao these days, Ybiernas added that Ramos only turned and switched sides on the issue due to opportunities presented to him during Marcos’ regime but he cannot erase and change his role in history because history cannot be cheated.

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Ang nega po ay mema.

Pero, ang kontra po dahil sa prinsipyo ay hindi nega.

Itong si Ramos naman ay epal kasi siya ang tagapagpatupad ng batas militar noong 70s. Lahat ng abuso ng PC-INP ---at ang mga iyan ang may pinakamaraming kaso ng human rights violations noong nasabing panahon--- ay sagutin nya dahil siya ang hepe ng dalawang branch ng AFP na ito.

Epal siya kasi iba ang sinasabi nya kesa track record nya.

Ang malinaw, bumaligtad si Ramos kay Marcos bunga ng oportunidad, kapwa dahil sa oportunidad mismo sa tinatayang pagbagsak ni Marcos bunga ng coup d'etat na sinimulan ng grupo ni Enrile, at bilang reaksyon sa kawalan ng oportunidad matapos niyang magtampo sa paghirang kay Fabian Ver bilang Chief of Staff over his head.

Tapos nagtatangka si Ramos na baguhin sa memorya ng bayan ang kanyang papel sa kasaysayan.

Pero, hindi maaring dayain ang kasaysayan.

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