THE events that transpired 37 years ago have unreservedly reformed the course of Philippine history. The resounding voice of the masses showed the world the resolve and the power that the Filipino people holds, enough to herald an era of peace and democracy.

While the anniversary of the EDSA revolution may mean a free day off from school and work to some, it is pertinent for Filipinos to utilize this time to recall this momentous event in our history to which we owe the liberty we are currently enjoying today.

It is the duty of Filipinos to themselves and remember the true origin and consequences of this powerful revolt.

In celebration of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, here’s a list of online websites and archives to learn more about what this peaceful uprising was all about.

Project Gunita

Project Gunita primarily operates through social media sites Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It started as a passion project for a group of friends who aimed to digitize books and other resources about martial law. This initiative is also driven by the mission to defend historical fact and accuracy in an era where historical revisionism, denialism, and disinformation is rampant in society.

This academic research organization provides various books, documents, magazines, and newspapers that primarily intend to counter historical distortion about Philippine Martial Law History.

Ateneo de Manila University’s Martial Law Online Museum 

With the intent to “build national memory and promote engaged citizenship” among Filipino youth, Ateneo de Manila University established the Martial Law Museum, a digital archive that contains educational resources that narrates the events during and post-martial law.

This project by the Jesuit-founded private institution stemmed from its desire to help the Filipinos to remember the atrocities that martial law brought to the nation through comprehensive and engaging storytelling.

Through the Martial Law Museum, readers, learners, and educators may access a variety of reading materials to help spread factual information about this remarkable part of the country’s history.

Bantayog ng mga Bayani Digital Library

Established in April 2022, the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Digital Library provides a platform where Filipinos can access, read, and download resources from the 1980s publications such as Philippine Signs, Signs of the Times, Veritas, Mr & Ms. Who, and others.

Upon visiting the website, users will be welcomed by a short notice from the founders of the digital archive. Later, it will direct site visitors to a Google drive folder that contains a number of materials about martial law and the EDSA revolution.

“The press suffered much under the Marcos dictatorship, with independent newspapers shut down, television stations taken over, and journalists slain, harassed or taken to prison,” the website read.

“However, as resistance to the dictatorship built up, more and more independent publications emerged. They provide us today [with] a chronicle of how Filipinos lived, suffered and struggled under a dictatorship,” it added.

MartialLaw.ph

This digital museum serves as a virtual space that aims to arouse “critical reflection, inclusive learning, and vigilant remembrance” among Filipinos regarding martial law and the people power revolution in 1986.

The Digital Museum of Martial Law was founded by Dakila – Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism in September 2016. It holds many archival resources that recounts the stories of martial law victims and the anecdotes of the families and individuals who suffered during this tyrannical period.

Official Gazette

The Official Gazette is the public journal and main publication of the government of the Philippines. Managed by the Presidential Communications Operations Office, this website contains laws, executive orders, and proclamations, including those related to martial law and the EDSA revolution.

Further, the Official Gazette also conducted a project in 2015 where it published a timeline “leading up to Martial Law, up to the downfall of the Marcos dictatorship, taken from the point of view of the people who lived through the events that have unfolded.”

This Timeline Map Project from the Official Gazette is based on first-hand accounts, diaries, memoirs, biographies, news articles, peer-reviewed journals, and academic books.