Dictator's son Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claims that the human rights situation is better under his rule. But for social movements and people’s organisations in the Philippines, Marcos Jr. does not differ from his dictator father nor his predecessor former president Rodrigo Duterte, and continues to weaponise counterinsurgency and counterterrorism policies to stifle resistance and dissent. Moreover, Marcos Jr. promotes the same neoliberal policies for foreign private capital interests, which disenfranchise the majority of the Filipino people.

This book is a compilation of essays by activists, people’s organisations, and civil society organisations in the Philippines to document people’s struggles that show the real face of the Philippines, as a way to challenge official state narratives of a better national situation. The book also aims to contribute to memory-making and efforts towards accountability and justice.