GRAPHIC BY RAPPLER
I first compiled this list in 2016 to help counter the notion put forth by Duterte that “there were no books or films about the Martial Law.” Exactly six years later [sigh], I’ve decided to update this — complete with [legitimate] links to most of the books, films, and music listed. In doing this though, I’ve discovered this sad truth: most of the items here are [1] out of print, [2] hard to find [
even the movies!], and [3] being sold at sometimes extravagant prices by third-party sellers, no wonder we’re not helping in countering the disinformation. Even the most avid researcher will find it hard to get their hands on these. There’s also not a lot that would be considered “pop literature,”
pang-masa. This is a challenge for authors, publishers, and distributors.
All items arranged alphabetically according to authors’ surnames. All links lead to legitimate publishers’ and/or retailers’ sites. If I have missed out on a title, please email me at icasocot@gmail.com.
NOVELS
Salingkit: A 1986 Diary by Cyan Abad-JugoDangadang by Aurelio Solver AgcaoiliBibliolepsy by Gina ApostolGun Dealer’s Daughter by Gina ApostolCanal de la Reina by Liwayway A. ArceoCanal de la Reina: English Translation by Liwayway Arceo and translated by Soledad S. ReyesBata, Bata … Paano Ka Ginawa? by Lualhati BautistaDekada ’70 by Lualhati BautistaDesaparesidos by Lualhati BautistaFish-Hair Woman by Merlinda BobisColon by Rogelio Braga
Satanas sa Lupa
by Celso Al. CarununganEating Fire and Drinking Water by Arlene J. ChaiThe Last Time I Saw Mother by Arlene J. ChaiKilling Time in a Warm Place by Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.Ano Ngayon, Ricky? by Rosario de Guzman-LingatKung Wala na ang Tag-araw by Rosario de Guzman-LingatThe Activist by Antonio Enriquez
Gera
by Ruth FirmezaEmpire of Memory by Eric Gamalinda
Ficcion
by Edel GarcellanoDogeaters by Jessica HagedornDream Jungle by Jessica HagedornMass by F. Sionil JoseKa Gaby, Nom de Guerre by Paulino Lim Jr.Sparrows Don’t Sing in the Philippines by Paulino Lim Jr.Requiem for a Rebel Priest by Paulino Lim Jr.Tiger Orchids of Mt. Mayon by Paulino Lim Jr.Rolling the R’s by R. Zamora LinmarkThe Betrayed by Reine Arcache MelvinThe Secrets of the Seven Mansions by Mario Miclat
Ugma Puhon, Junjun
by Melchor M. MoranteThe Umbrella Country by Bino S. Realuyo Armando by Jun Cruz Reyes
Tutubi Tutubi Wag Kang Magpahuli sa Mamang Salbahe by Jun Cruz ReyesState of War by Ninotchka RoscaTwice Blessed by Ninotchka Rosca The Jupiter Effect by Katrina TuveraAwaiting Trespass by Linda Ty-CasperDream Eden by Linda Ty-CasperA Small Garden Party by Linda Ty-CasperBamboo in the Wind by Azucena Grajo UranzaThe Great Philippine Jungle Energy Cafe by Alfred Yuson
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
The Magic Arrow by Bolet Banal and Korinne BanalBrocka: The Filmmaker Without Fear by Jose T. GamboaEdjop: A Child of the Storm by Ed Maranan and Ariel SantillanThe Pangat, the Mountains, and the River by Luz Maranan and Ariel SantillanA Voice in a Time of Darkness (The Songs of Susan Fernandez-Magno) by Luchie Maranan and Shan Maurice JoseEDSA by Russell Molina and Sergio Bumatay IIIIto ang Diktadura by Equipo Plantel and Mikel CasalIsang Harding Papel by Augie Rivera and Rommel JosonSi Jhun-Jhun, Noong Bago Ideklara ang Batas Militar by Augie Rivera and Brian VallesterosA Life With the Poor by Didith Tan Rodrigo and Mheri-Anne AndesAt the School Gate by Sandra Nicole Roldan and Nina Martinez
Bertdey ni Guido
by Rene O. Villanueva and John Crisostomo
POETRY
Why Cage Pigeons? by Mila Aguilar
“Liham sa Kaarawan ni Pinang”
by Tomas F. Agulto
“Doktrinang Anakpawis”
by Rio Alma
“The Bells Count in Our Blood”
by Merlie AlunanHagkis ng Talahib by Lamberto Antonio
“Dead Weight: In Memoriam”
by Cirilo Bautista
“For Emmanuel”
by Luis Cabalquinto
“Young Rebels”
by Luis Cabalquinto
“Etiopia Idiay Negros, Ngem Saan a Negros Iti Etiopia”
by Peter La. Julian
“Pagdiriwang”
by Emmanuel Lacaba
“The People’s Warrior”
by Emmanuel Lacaba
“An Open Letter to Filipino Artists”
by Emmanuel Lacaba
[Note: Emmanuel Lacaba’s poems are collected in
Salvaged Poems]
“Prometheus Unbound”
by Pete Lacaba [as Ruben Cuevas]
“Santong Paspasan”
by Pete Lacaba
[Note: Pete Lacaba’s poems are collected in
Mga Kagilagilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran]
“Paglilimi ng Isang Empleyado sa Gobyerno”
by Loreta M. MedinaClearing: Poems of People’s Struggles in Northern Luzon by Jason Montana
“Brave Woman”
by Grace R. Monte de Ramos
“Paghiwagas sa Bilangoan”
by Don Pagusara
“Kuwarenta”
by Benjamin Pimentel
“The Story I Would Have Wanted to Tell You Had I Met You Yesterday”
by Lina Sagaral Reyes
“A Survivor Talks to Her Ghost-Husband”
by Lina Sagaral Reyes
“Sister Home for the Weekend”
by Patria RiveraVersus: Philippine Protest Poetry, 1983–1986 edited by Alfrredo Navarro Salanga [Note: poems from this anthology are not listed here]
“Tumatayog, Lumalawak ang mga Bilding at Resort”
by Romulo Sandoval
“Sa Ala-ala ni Sister Bernard Tahimik na Tagapaglingkod ng mga Detenidong Pulitikal”
by Isagani R. Serrano
“List(ing) Poem: Towards the New Filipino Society”
by Eileen Tabios
“My City of Baguio”
by Eileen Tabios
“The Rebel’s Son”
by Eileen Tabios
“What Can A Daughter Say?”
by Eileen Tabios
SHORT STORIES
“Pugante” by Bayani Z. Abadilla
“Daluyong sa llaya”
by Efren Abueg
“The Red Wagon”
by Estrella D. Alfon
“In the Country”
by Mia Alvar
“A Tall Woman from Leyte”
by Gina Apostol
“A Tale of Two Diaries”
by Cesar Ruiz Aquino
“A Taste for the Fine Whiskey of the Bourgeoisie”
by Gregorio Brillantes
“You Got It All”
by Ian Rosales Casocot
“Mga Lamat sa Moog”
by Danilo A. Consumido
“Amnesty”
by Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.
“In the Garden”
by Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.Bukal ng Tubig at Apoy by Levy Balgos dela Cruz
“Paalam sa Buwan”
by Levy Balgos dela Cruz
“A Theory of Relatives”
by Daryll Jane Delgado
“Fallout”
by Maria L.M. Fres-Felix
“Mading and Pepito”
by Allen Gaborro
“Alamat ng Sapang Bato”
by Fanny A. Garcia
“Red Roses for Rebo”
by Amadís Ma. Guerrero
“Sino Man Sa Atin: Kwentong-Kambal ng Magkahilerang Kamalayan”
by Chi Balmaceda Gutierrez
“Ang Pagdating ni Elias Plaridel”
by Ave Perez Jacob
“Dugo sa Kanyang Pagsilang”
by Domingo S. Landico
“Kabilang sa mga Nawawala”
by Ricky Lee
“Si Tatang, Si Tandang Senyong, Si Freddie at Iba Pang Tauhan ng Aking Kuwento”
by Ricky Lee
“Tipaklong, Tipaklong, Bakit Bulkang Sumabog ang Dibdib ni Quintin Balajadia?”
by Alfonso S. Mendoza
“Sulat Mula sa Pritil”
by Norma O. Miraflor
“A Sickness in the Towns”
by Resil B. Mojares
“Isang Araw sa Buhay ni Juan Lazaro”
by Jose Rey Munsayac
“Back of the March”
by Denis Murphy
“The Execution”
by Charlson Ong
“Syeyring”
by Jun Cruz Reyes
“Utos ng Hari”
by Jun Cruz Reyes
“Langit-Langitang Kumunoy”
by Victor Antonio Reyes
“At The School Gate”
by Sandra Nicole Roldan
“The Safe House”
by Sandra Nicole Roldan
Bitter Country and Other Stories by Ninotchka Rosca
“Generations”
by Ninotchka Rosca
“The Southern Seas”
by Ninotchka Rosca
“Insurrecto”
by Joel Pablo Salud
“Good Intentions 101: SY ‘72-‘73”
by Menchu Aquino Sarmiento
“Negros”
by Eileen R. Tabios
“Force Majeure”
by Eileen Tabios
“The Man in a White Suit”
by Eileen Tabios
“Pork”
by Eileen Tabios
“Redeeming Memory”
by Eileen Tabios
“The Bridge”
by Yvette Tan
“Maria, Ang Iyong Anak”
by Wilfredo Pa. Virtucio
“Ang Suhito”
by Januar Yap
ESSAYS
“The Millennial’s Guide to Martial Law”
by Mike Alcarazen
“
Raping Sugarland”
by Ian Rosales Casocot
“
Ten Songs That Remind Us of the Martial Law Years”
by Frank Cimatu
“A Wedding, A Divorce, A Profession and Two Funerals”
by Karl M. Gaspar
“From Yeh Yeh to Go Go”
by Nick Joaquin [as Quijano de Manila]
“Once Upon a Time in Manila”
by Alfredo P. Hernandez
“
Against the Dying of the Light: The Filipino Writer and Martial Law”
by Ed Maranan
Earth, Fire, and Air: Essays of a Decade
by Sylvia L. MayugaSpy In My Own Country by Sylvia L. Mayuga
“
The Marcos-Era Resistance Poem that Smuggled a Hidden Message into State Media”
by Paolo Enrico Melendez
“
The Marcos Restoration: 30 Years in the Making”
by Manuel L. Quezon III
“
Sa Loob”
by Sandra Nicole Roldan
“Of Feelings, Pain, and Ordeal”
by Gene M. Romero and Nikko Zapanta
COMICS
Martial Law Babies: A Graphic Novel by Arnold Arre12:01 by Russell Molina and Kajo Baldisimo
DRAMA
Bonsai
by Reuel Molina Aguila
Ligalig
by Reuel Molina Aguila
Maliw
by Reuel Molina Aguila
Satirika
by Reuel Molina Aguila
Esprit de Corps
by Auraeus Solito
So Sanggibo A Ranon Na Piyatay O Satiman A Tadman
by Rogelio Braga
Here Lies Love
by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
Pambansang Bayan
by Bon Ilagan
Ang Panunuluyan ng Birheng Maria at San Jose Sa Cubao, Ayala, Plazamiranda Atbp., Sa Loob at Labas ng Metro Manila
by Alan Glinoga, Al Santos, and Rody Vera
Anatomiya ng Korupsyon
by Malou Leviste Jacob
Juan Tamban
by Malou Leviste Jacob
Macli-ing
by Malou Leviste Jacob
Isang Makabagong Pantomina Sa Tawi-Tawi, Cotabato At Iba Pang Pulo
by Anton Juan Jr.
Ang Kagila-Gilalas Na Pakikipagsapalaran Ni Juan De La Cruz
by Emmanuel Lacaba
Ang Panahon ni Cristy
by Ed Maranan
Buwan at Baril in Eb Major
by Chris Millado
Batang PRO
by Bienvenido Noriega Jr.
Bongbong at Kris
by Bienvenido Noriega Jr.
Sinalimba
by Don Pagusara and Fe Remotigue
Bombita
by Tony Perez
Isang Araw sa Karnabal
by Nicolas Pichay
Alipato
by Nonilon Queaño
Ang Sistema ni Propesor Tuko
by Al Santos
Oratoryo Ng Bayan (People’s Oratorio)
by Rody Vera and Allan Glinoga
Burles
by Rene O. Villanueva
Kaaway sa Sulod
by Rene O. Villanueva
May Isang Sundalo
by Rene O. Villanueva
Sigwa
by Rene O. Villanueva
Kaaway sa Sulod
by Rene O. Villanueva and Rolando S. de la Cruz
MIXED ANTHOLOGIES
Mondo Marcos: Writings on Martial Law and the Marcos Babies edited by Frank Cimatu and Roland B. TolentinoMondo Marcos: Mga Panulat sa Batas Militar at ng Marcos Babies edited by Frank Cimatu and Roland B. Tolentino
In Memoriam
edited by the Philippine Literary Arts Council (PLAC)
The Politics of Culture: The Philippine Experience
edited and introduced by Nicanor TiongsonKamao: Panitikan ng Protesta 1970–1986 edited by Alfrredo Navarro Salangga, Lilia Quindoza-Santigao, Reuel Molina Aguilar, and Herminio S. Beltran Jr.
STR: Sa Tagumpay ng Rebolusyon: Mga Tula Mula sa Kanayunan
(no editor indicated)
MUSIC
“
Masdan Mo ang Kapaligiran”
by Asin
Ibong Malaya: Songs of Freedom and Struggle from Philippine Prisons
by the Resource Center for Philippine Concerns
FILMS AND TELEVISION
Pureza: The Story of Negros Sugar by Jay Abello