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Oyie de Dios Talks Martial Law – Never Again!

Dr. Aurora “Oyie” Javate de Dios, feminist and champion of women and gender rights, talks about Martial Law’s impact on her life and on the nation. Oyie recounts gestapo-like military men raiding her home and detained for 6 months. She talks about the brutality unleashed on the Muslims of Mindanao. She highlights the rise of women leaders while the men went underground. Oyie worries that repressive authoritarianism is on the rise in the Philippines.