Forget not lessons from martial law – lawmaker

“Let us forgive but let us not forget the lessons of the past. We must not let anyone take away our hard-earned freedom and democracy,” according to a lawmaker.

In a privilege speech on Thursday, when the country marked the 44th anniversary of the declaration of martial law, Rep. Lito Atienza of Buhay party-list group, recalled that “[all Filipinos experienced suppression of their rights during military rule and we should learn from that chapter in our history and not let it happen again].”