Human rights activist Loretta Rosales sits behind a photo, a grainy military mugshot of her taken after she got arrested in 1976, at her house in Manila, Philippines on Feb. 23, 2022. Memories of the “People Power” revolt by millions of Filipinos who helped overthrow Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos 36 years ago are bittersweet for Rosales, who opposed him as an activist and was arrested and tortured by his forces before his downfall. Her battle, however, has gone full circle. The euphoria over that triumph of democracy in Asia has faded through the years and now looks upended with the late dictator’s son and namesake a leading candidate in the May 9 presidential election. - AFP
MANILA, Feb 26 (AP): Memories of the "People Power” revolt by millions of Filipinos who helped overthrow Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos 36 years ago are bittersweet for Loretta Rosales, who opposed him as an activist and was arrested and tortured by his forces before his downfall.
Her battle has gone full circle.
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