Mang Roger, a prisoner at camp, tells the story of Apo Lakay based on “facts” he read from a book. But myths are NOT facts.
Ilocana sociologist Athena Presto cautions against folktales and myths that lead towards a positive collective memory of Apo Lakay – the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos – and calls on Filipinos to “reevaluate the things we forget and things that we remember from our past.”
Read the article here: https://www.rappler.com/voices/imho/246072-opinion-reconstructing-memories-apo-lakay-ferdinand-marcos/
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