Leaderless Philippine Marines inside the Palace the day after Marcos fled I recently found an old picture which was taken way back in 1986 among the old file of debris accumulated through the years. This photo was taken early in the morning inside the Malacanang Palace. I was one among the thousands of Filipinos who “stormed” the Palace grounds upon learning that the once feared dictator President Marcos has fled after a relatively bloodless revolution which was known and imitated throughout the world as the People Power. Armed with my Nikon FG, I strolled inside the Palace grounds and saw a group of leaderless Philippine Marines nervously standing in formation, apparently confused and disoriented as people flocked around them. Their officers were nowhere to be found and it was obvious that all officers had abandoned them. I was amazed as to the near chaos inside the Palace grounds that morning, yet, not a single shot was fired as the crowds inched their way inside th...
Exploring the world through my lens...