The Murder of Liliosa Hilao (1973)

In 1973, with martial law in effect in the country, 23-year old Communication Arts student and writer Liliosa Hilao died at the hands of the Philippine Constabulary. But as tragic as this was, she became a martyr, inspiring many other Filipinos to fight back against dictator Ferdinand Marcos' regime, eventually restoring democracy to the nation. Listener discretion is advised due to the graphic and sensitive nature of this story. Episode photos: instagram.com/p/CbVResOvA1GReferences: ⁠storiesafterdark.home.blog⁠Music: "This House" and "Echoes of Time v2" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Facebook: facebook.com/storiesafterdarkphInstagram: instagram.com/storiesafterdarkTwitter: twitter.com/afterdarkphYouTube: youtube.com/storiesafterdarkSend me a message: [email protected]