Martyr or Murderer

Martyr or Murderer is a 2023 Filipino family period drama film based on a fictionalized account of how Ferdinand Marcos was accused of being responsible for the assassination of Ninoy Aquino.

Directed and written by Yap and produced by Vincent del Rosario III and Veronique del Rosario-Corpus, the film features Cesar Montano, Cristine Reyes, Diego Loyzaga, Ella Cruz and Ruffa Gutierrez reprising their roles, along with Isko Moreno,[2][3] Marco Gumabao,[2] Jerome Ponce,[2] Cindy Miranda, Sachzna Laparan, Elizabeth Oropesa and Beverly Salviejo.

During the release of Maid in Malacañang, director Darryl Yap revealed in an interview that the film is the first in a trilogy revolving around the Marcos family.

Then it flashes back to 1954, when Ferdinand, then a congressman of Ilocos Norte, hosted a party for his fraternity Upsilon Sigma Phi.

In 1983, weeks before Ninoy was assassinated, there was a festive mood in the town of Sarrat, Ilocos Norte for the wedding of Irene Marcos to Greggy Araneta.

During their conversation, Imelda told Ninoy that he should be grateful to her and Ferdinand for allowing him to go to the United States to undergo heart bypass surgery.

Imee told Maricar that she would not be able to come back to the United States and that they have lost everything because of Corazon Aquino (the Presidential Commission on Good Government sequestered all of Marcos's properties).

In 2016, Imee, now Governor of Ilocos Norte, received a phone call from her younger brother, Bongbong, who is running for Vice President of the Philippines.