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Feb 19, 2022 · In September 1972, then-President Ferdinand Marcos suspended the writ of habeas corpus and imposed martial rule. This was a time of student unrest, and how the iron-hand rule of the Marcos regime radicalized its citizens to join dissent groups, go underground and undertake subversive activities.
Book cover for Lualhati Bautista's Dekada '70. Dekada '70 ( lit. 'The '70s') is a Filipino novel by Lualhati Bautista. It tells the story of a middle-class family in Manila living through martial law under Ferdinand Marcos. The novel was awarded the 1983 Palanca Award Grand Prize.
Dekada '70 (lit. ' The ’70s ') is a 2002 Filipino historical drama film directed by Chito S. Roño and based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Lualhati Bautista. Set in the Philippines during the period of martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, the film follows the struggles of the middle-class Bartolome family.
[Book:Dekada ‘70] translated in English as “Decade ‘70” is an account of a woman living in a “man’s world” during those difficult years when Martial Law was declared in the Philippines. Narrated by Amanda, a mother of five boys, the novel strongly portrays the struggles of a woman during those times when gender equality wasn’t a ...
Summary Of Dekada 70 - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document summarizes the story of the Bartolome family in the 1970s during martial law in the Philippines.
Mar 24, 2023 · First published in 1983, Dekada ‘70 tells the story of Amanda Bartolome, a middle-aged woman in Manila, and her middle-class family as they live during the period of Martial Law under Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in the 1970s.
Lualhati Torres Bautista (December 2, 1945 – February 12, 2023) was a Filipina writer, novelist, liberal activist and political critic. Lualhati Bautista’s Dekada ’70 follows the narrative of a middle-class family–the Bartolome family–as they live under the precarious milieu caused by President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ Martial Law.
Sep 15, 2018 · Lualhati Bautista’s Dekada ‘70 is a strong political and feminist piece, which has successfully transcended multiple forms of media (first, film, and now, theater) without losing its essence.
Dekada ’70 tells the story of a middle-class family in Manila living through martial law under the Ferdinand Marcos regime in the 1970s. It is a tale of Amanda Bartolome, a mother of five boys, and how their family lives changed when martial law was declared.
Sep 21, 2017 · In this novel set in 1970s Manila, a character befriends progressive youth, and becomes radicalized himself; he joins the underground movement, and is later arrested, imprisoned, tortured. Authorities barge into homes, searching for subversive materials, leaving the rooms in disarray.
