Happy 100th birthday to late former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos!
…Not.
Social media users have been planning to trend the #Marcos100 and #MarcosARTrocities hashtags on Marcos’ birthday since late August, filling posts with original art against the horrors that the Philippines went through under the former president’s dictatorship. Twitter user Thysz Adartse (@thysz) called onto the #artPH community to spam an online poster making contest for its 100th year.
Can y’all #artph kids hijack this? Tag your best Marcos ART-rocity with #Marcos100 #NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/aAAh9m7cDA
— TITA SHARK (@thysz) August 30, 2017
Today, on the late dictator’s September 11 birth date, the hashtag is running ablaze with art encapsulating Marcos’ bloody regime. Molotov Pilipinas made it official by making a Facebook event, complete with a satirical poster that mirrored the original:
Two days prior, Molotov Pilipinas also held a “birthday party” at Tomato Kick Morato, complete with party hats, music, and a birthday cake. There were also art exhibits and booths for zines, stickers, and shirts.
Here are some of our favorites:
It’s someone’s birthday today. Let’s throw some cake! #Marcos100 #MarcosARTrocities #MarcosNOTAHero #NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/BdmmzZQelb
— Rodrigo Acuzar (@rodrigoacuzar) September 11, 2017
Boyet Mijares was 16 when he was found, eyeballs protruding, head bashed, and hands, feet, and genitalia mangled. #MarcosARTrocities #artph pic.twitter.com/dWbFzX09HZ
— yuri (@yrpnz) September 9, 2017
#Marcos100 #MarcosArtrocities #NeverAgain #MarcosNOTaHero #BlockMarcos pic.twitter.com/2CliW2TC0c
— uɐɯʎopuɐ (@andoyman) September 11, 2017
100 faces of workers, students, activists killed by state forces under Martial Law #Marcos100 #MarcosDuterteDiktadorTuta #MarcosARTrocities pic.twitter.com/EfUg15vfvc
— Lakan (@immanuellakant) September 10, 2017
Magandang araw sa lahat maliban na lang sa mga Marcos at mga maka-Marcos.#Marcos100 #MarcosARTrocities pic.twitter.com/krOmTNypXr
— isis buxani (@sorbetes) September 11, 2017
A red carpet for a dictator
We will never honor his birthday #marcos100 #marcosARTrocities #NeverAgain #ArtPH pic.twitter.com/rBktR2MulT
— rae (@aesharae) September 10, 2017
?✨?✨?✨?✨?✨?
✨??MACOY BLOW OUT??✨
?✨?✨?✨?✨?✨?#MarcosARTrocities#Marcos100#artph#NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/NrR8PY2xCe— ?BNJ? (@Mong_Aya) September 10, 2017
Unrest in Peace #MarcosARTrocities #MARCOS100 #MakoyBlowOut #hukayin #MarcosNOTaHero pic.twitter.com/NSecGw7Pfo
— Temperamental Brats (@TMPRMNTLBRAT) September 9, 2017
“Real heroes are those who fought Marcos dictatorship.”
#Marcos100 #MarcosARTrocities
#NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/9ialTmbkiG— joshua sarcos (@JoshuaSarcos) September 11, 2017
He still looks like a devil, even in 8-bit. Maligayang pagkamatay, berdugo.#MarcosARTrocities #Marcos100 #NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/qWocmKI3Q9
— railli (@trumanrailli) September 10, 2017
made this ep last year but it still rings true today #marcosartrocities #neveragain https://t.co/jrqhMCmxrr pic.twitter.com/8MHF66vBPV
— yung kamatayan ? (@skinxbones_) September 11, 2017
#MakoyBlowOut money giveaway! Yaaaasss! #MARCOS100 #MarcosARTrocities pic.twitter.com/NrsaoWFchp
— Temperamental Brats (@TMPRMNTLBRAT) September 9, 2017
Made a quick collage for #Marcos100 #MarcosArtRocities #NeverForget #NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/CoDxj1p3vn
— Uwagan Targaryen (@itsmikerebuyas) August 31, 2017
And one of the best:
#NeverAgain.
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Feature image courtesy of @immanuellakant/https://bantayog.org/
