Mendiola Massacre

Never forget By Perfecto Caparas That evening after the massacre, Mat and I boarded a passenger jeepney and went to the office of a newspaper that published Mat’s photo in its front page the following morning. His photo captured one…

“Diyos ko, ‘wag Mo ‘kong pabayaan. Maglilingkod pa ‘ko sa sambayanan!” (My God, don’t forsake me. I will still be serving the people!) Not even for a nanosecond did gunfire stop. As gunfire roared—while faced down on the pavement by…

This is the hitherto untold story of the fallen frontliners during the Mendiola Massacre. Thirty-six years ago. Watching about 10 meters from where they stood, I personally witnessed the massacre of demonstrators at the foot of Mendiola Bridge.[1] Located in…