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 Apostol
Gun Dealer’s Daughter by Gina Apostol
Canal de la Reina by Liwayway A. Arceo
Canal de la Reina: English Translation by Liwayway Arceo and translated by Soledad S. Reyes
Bata, Bata … Paano Ka Ginawa? by Lualhati Bautista
Dekada ’70 by Lualhati Bautista
Desaparesidos by Lualhati Bautista
Fish-Hair Woman by Merlinda Bobis
Colon by Rogelio Braga
Satanas sa Lupa by Celso Al. Carunungan
Eating Fire and Drinking Water by Arlene J. Chai
The Last Time I Saw Mother by Arlene J. Chai
Killing Time in a Warm Place by Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.
Ano Ngayon, Ricky? by Rosario de Guzman-Lingat
Kung Wala na ang Tag-araw by Rosario de Guzman-Lingat
The Activist by Antonio Enriquez
Gera by Ruth Firmeza
Empire of Memory by Eric Gamalinda
Ficcion by Edel Garcellano
Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn
Dream 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 Melvin
The Secrets of the Seven Mansions by Mario Miclat
Ugma Puhon, Junjun by Melchor M. MoranteThe Umbrella Country by Bino S. Realuyo

Tutubi Tutubi Wag Kang Magpahuli sa Mamang Salbahe by Jun Cruz Reyes
State of War by Ninotchka Rosca
Twice Blessed by Ninotchka Rosca  The Jupiter Effect by Katrina Tuvera
Awaiting Trespass by Linda Ty-Casper
Dream Eden by Linda Ty-CasperA Small Garden Party by Linda Ty-Casper
Bamboo in the Wind by Azucena Grajo Uranza
The Great Philippine Jungle Energy Cafe by Alfred Yuson

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The Magic Arrow by Bolet Banal and Korinne Banal
Brocka: The Filmmaker Without Fear by Jose T. Gamboa
Edjop: A Child of the Storm by Ed Maranan and Ariel Santillan
The Pangat, the Mountains, and the River by Luz Maranan and Ariel Santillan
A Voice in a Time of Darkness (The Songs of Susan Fernandez-Magno) by Luchie Maranan and Shan Maurice Jose
EDSA by Russell Molina and Sergio Bumatay III
Ito ang Diktadura by Equipo Plantel and Mikel Casal
Isang Harding Papel by Augie Rivera and Rommel Joson
Si Jhun-Jhun, Noong Bago Ideklara ang Batas Militar by Augie Rivera and Brian Vallesteros
A Life With the Poor by Didith Tan Rodrigo and Mheri-Anne Andes
At 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 Alunan
Hagkis 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. Medina
Clearing: 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 Rivera
Versus: 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

“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. Mayuga
Spy 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 Arre
12:01 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. Tolentino
Mondo 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 Tiongson
Kamao: 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

Tandaan, Kalayaan, Alagan Video Series by Arnold Arre and Gang Badoy

Manila by Night by Ishmael Bernal

Betamax ‘83 by Marcial Bonifacio
Insiang by Lino Brocka
Kapit sa Patalim by Lino Brocka
Manila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag by Lino Brocka
Orapronobis by Lino Brocka
Portraits of Mosquito Press by Jl Burgos
Sakada by Behn Cervantes

Ka Oryang by Sari Dalena
The Guerrilla is a Poet by Sari Dalena and Kiri Dalena Batch ’81 by Mike de Leon
Citizen Jake by Mike de Leon
Kangkungan: A Video by Mike de Leon
Kisapmata by Mike de Leon
Sister Stella L. by Mike de Leon

Imelda by Ramona Diaz
Moral by Marilou Diaz-AbayaBatas Militar by the Foundation for Worldwide People Power

Scorpio Nights by Peque Gallaga
The Kingmaker by Lauren Greenfield
Barber’s Tales by Jun Lana
Bukas Na Lang Sapagkat Gabi Na by Jet Leyco

Forbidden Memory by Gutierrez Mangansakan II
A Dangerous Life by Robert Markowitz
ML by Benedict Mique Respeto by Treb Monteras II
Liway by Kip OebandaMarcos: A Malignant Spirit by Rolly Reyes

History with Lourd: Martial Law by R.A. Rivera

Dekada ’70 by Chito Roño
Eskapo by Chito Roño
Aparisyon by Isabel Sandoval
Ang Kagat ng Mosquito Press [i-Witness] by Howie Severino

Esprit de Corps by Auraeus Solito [as Kanakan Balintagos]
The Arrogance of Power by Lito Tiongson

A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution by Nettie Wild SPEECHES

“A Garrison State in the Make” by Benigno S. Aquino Jr.
“A Nation for Our Children” by Jose W. Diokno

MEMOIRS AND BIOGRAPHIES

The Odyssey of Lorenzo M. Tañada by Agnes G. Bailen
Seven in the Eye of History edited by Asuncion David-Maramba
Six Modern Filipino Heroes edited by Asuncion David-Maramba
Six Young Filipino Martyrs edited by Asuncion David-Maramba Project Sea Hawk: The Barbed Wire Journal by Dolores S. Feria
America’s Boy: A Century of United States Colonialism in the Philippines by James Hamilton-Paterson
How Long? Prison Reflections of Karl Gaspar edited by Helen Graham and MM and Breda Noonan
A Political Journey by Eva Estrada Kalaw
Days of Disquiet, Nights of Rage by Pete Lacaba
Of Tyrants and Martyrs: A Political Memoir by Manuel C. Lahoz
Full Quarter Storms: Memoirs and Writings on the Philippine Left (1970–2010) by Ceasar ‘Sonny’ Melencio
Ascending the Fourth Mountain: A Personal Account of the Marcos Years by Maria Virginia Yap Morales
“In Memoriam” by Yolanda Palis
Martial Law in the Philippines: My Story by Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr.
U.G., An Underground Tale: The Journey of Edgar Jopson and the First Quarter Storm Generation by Benjamin Pimentel Jr.
A Thousand Little Deaths: Growing Up Under Martial Law in the Philippines by Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein
A Country Not Even His Own by Steve Psinakis
Two “Terrorists” Meet by Steve Psinakis
Subversive Lives: A Family Memoir of the Marcos Years by Susan F. Quimpo, Nathan Gilbert Quimpo, Et Al
Diary of a Dictator — Ferdinand and Imelda: The Last Days of Camelot by William C. Rempel
A Journey of Struggle and Hope by Jovito R. Salonga
Inside the Mass Movement: A Political Memoir by Raul E. Segovia Armando J. Malay: A Guardian of Memory — The Life and Times of a Filipino Journalist and Activist by Marites N. Sison
A Doorbell, A Dictator, A Dad by Mitos Suson
Shards of Time by Mitos Suson

GENERAL NONFICTION
Turning Rage into Courage: Mindanao Under the Martial Law edited by Carolyn Arguillas
Political Detainees of the Philippines by the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines

Waltzing With a Dictator: The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy by Raymond Bonner
The Political Economy of Growth and Impoverishment in the Marcos Era by James Boyce
The Political Economy of External Indebtedness: A Case Study of the Philippines by James K. BoyceImpossible Dream: The Marcoses, the Aquinos, and the Unfinished Revolution by Sandra Burton
The Counterfeit Revolution: Martial Law in the Philippines by Reuben R. CanoyNation, Self and Citizenship: An Invitation to Philippine Sociology by Randolf S. David
Dictatorship and Revolution: Roots of People Power edited by Aurora-Javate de Dios, Petronilo BN Danoy and Lorna Kalaw-Tirol
An Analysis of the Philippine Economic Crisis edited by Emmanuel S. De Dios
Women Against Marcos: Stories of Filipino and Filipino American Women Who Fought a Dictator by Mila de Guzman

Dead Aim: How Marcos Ambushed Philippine Democracy by Conrado de QuirosTo Suffer Thy Comrades: How the Revolution Decimated Its Own by Robert Francis B. Garcia
Memory, Truth-telling, and the Pursuit of Justice: A Conference on the Legacies of the Marcos Dictatorship by Gaston Z. Ortigas Peace Institute
Lipunan at Rebolusyong Pilipino by Amado Guerrero

Die Philippinen unter dem Kriegsrecht [The Philippines Under Martial Law] by Hendrik Kramer Haus
In the Name of Civil Society: From Free Election Movements to People Power in the Philippines by Eva-Lotta E. Hedman

Edifice Complex: Reportage on the Marcoses by Nick Joaquin [as Quijano de Manila]
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines by Stanley Karnow

Magsasaka: Ang Bayaning Di-Kilala edited by the Kilusan sa Paglilinang ng Rebolusyonaryong Panitikan at Sining sa Kanayuhan
Edifice Complex: Power, Myth, and the Marcos State Architecture by Gerard Lico
Tibak Rising: Activism in the Days of Martial Law edited by Ferdinand C. LlanesNot on our Watch: Martial Law Really Happened — We Were There edited by Jo-Ann Q. Maglipon
Some are Smarter than Others: The History of Marcos’ Crony Capitalism by Ricardo Manapat

Remembering/Rethinking EDSA edited by JPaul S. Manzanilla and Caroline S. Hau

Notes on the New Society of the Philippines by Ferdinand E. Marcos [THE FILIPINO MEIN KAMPF!]

More Assassinations and Conspiracies by Manuel F. Martinez

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in the Philippines: Lessons from a White Elephant Project by Ronald U. Mendoza, Yla Gloria Marie P. Paras, and Donald Jay Bertulfo
The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos by Primitivo Mijares
Living and Dying: In Memory of 11 Ateneo de Manila Martial Law Activists by Cristina Jayme Montiel
Down from the Hill: Ateneo de Manila in the First Ten Years of Martial Law by Cristina Jayme T. Montiel and Susan EvangelistaMusika at Bagong Lipunan: Pagbuo ng Lipunang Filipino, 1972–1986 by Raul C. Navarro
Ang Mamatay Nang Dahil sa ‘Yo: Heroes and Martyrs of the Filipino People in the Struggle Against the Dictatorship, 1972–1986 by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation
Seeds of Injustice: Reflections on the Murder Frame Up of the Negros Nine in the Philippines: From The Prison Diary Of Niall O’Brien by Niall O’Brien
A Capital City at the Margins: Quezon City and Urbanization in the Twentieth-Century Philippines by Michael D. Pante
The Rise and Fall of Imelda Marcos by Carmen Navarro Pedrosa
Alternative Histories: Martial Law Novels as Counter-Memory by Ruth Jordana Luna Pison
Contested Democracy and the Left in the Philippines After Marcos by Nathan Gilbert QuimpoMarcos Martial Law: Never Again by Raissa Robles
Breaking Through: The Struggle Within the Communist Party of the Philippines by Joel M. RocamoraInside the Palace: The Rise and Fall of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos by Beth Day Romulo
Endgame: The Fall of Marcos by Ninotchka Rosca   Militant but Groovy: Stories from the Samahang Demokratiko ng Kabataan edited by Soliman M. Santos Jr. and Paz Verdades M. SantosThe Marcos Dynasty by Sterling SeagravePhilippine Politics and the Marcos Technocrats: The Emergence and Evolution of a Power Elite by Teresa S. Tadem
Fantasy-Production: Sexual Economies and Other Philippine Consequences for the New World Order by Neferti Xina Tadiar 

The Anti-Marcos Struggle: Personalistic Rule and Democratic Transition in the Philippines by Mark R. Thompson
O, Susana!: Untold Stories of Martial Law in Davao edited by Macario TiuTwo Women as Specters of History: Lakambini and Indigo Child by Rody Vera
Living and Dying: In Memory of 11 Ateneo de Manila Martial Law Activists by Geraldine C. Villaluz
Martial Law Diary and Other Papers by Danilo P. Vizmanos

Militarism and Repression in the Philippines by Jim Zwick