Episode #14 Myrla, Part 2: The Safe House
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
The story continues as Myrla Baldonado works as an underground activist during the Marcos dictatorship. In 1983, while organizing students near the U.S. Naval Base in Subic Bay, she is arrested and taken to an undisclosed location.
Please Note: This episode contains graphic descriptions of torture and a mention of suicide.
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Long Distance TV: Life Under Martial Law
Myrla Baldonado was an underground activist during the period of martial law in the Philippines under the Marcos regime. Here she describes the moments leading up to martial law and her experience as a candidate for salvaging, otherwise known as extrajudicial killings.
Myrla Baldonado. Still photo by Patrick Epino.
Show Notes
CREDITS:
This episode was written, edited, mixed, and hosted by Paola Mardo. Long Distance is produced by Paola Mardo and Patrick Epino.
This season of Long Distance is produced with support from PRX and the Google Podcasts creator program, donors on PayPal, and Patreon members, supporters, and ambassadors. Music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions. Theme Song is by C. Light and the Prisms.
Special thanks to Paola’s parents and Myrla Baldonado.
MUSIC:
Cicle DR Valga — Blue Dot Sessions
Cicle Vascule — Blue Dot Sessions
Min — Blue Dot Sessions
Cicle Deserrat — Blue Dot Sessions
ART AND PHOTOS:
Cover art by Celina Calma
Title design by Paola Mardo
Photo courtesy of Myrla Baldonado
RESEARCH NOTES:
Below is a list of some books and articles used for research on this episode.
Days of Disquiet, Nights of Rage by Jose F. Lacaba
Dictatorship and Revolution: Roots of People’s Power by Aurora Javate-De Dios, Petronilo Bn. Daroy, Lorna Kalaw-Tirol
Waltzing with a Dictator: The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy by Raymond Bonner
Rappler: 11,103 victims of human rights violations under Martial Law to get compensation