▁Med ina - ▁( May ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 - ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁Med ina ▁participated ▁in ▁political ▁activities ▁organized ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁dict ator ship . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁having ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁other ▁volunte ers , ▁they ▁were ▁arrested ▁by ▁government ▁forces . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁their ▁bodies ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁hall ▁of ▁another ▁town . ▁ ▁Felix berto ▁Ol alia , ▁Sr . ▁- ▁( A ug . ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 - ▁Dec . ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁Ol alia , ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁friends ▁as ▁' K a ▁Bert ', ▁was ▁a ▁veter an ▁union ▁leader ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁Mar cos ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁He ▁helped ▁establish ▁Mas aka , ▁a ▁milit ant ▁pe asant ▁organization ▁which ▁Mar cos ▁later ▁proc laimed ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁as ▁a ▁" number ▁one ▁threat ". ▁Mar cos ▁tried ▁to ▁co - opt ▁Ol alia ▁by ▁sending ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁em iss ary ▁to ▁then - Comm un ist ▁China ▁to ▁establish ▁diplom atic ▁links . ▁Ol alia ▁was ▁in ▁China ▁when ▁Mar cos ▁declared ▁Mart ial ▁Law , ▁but ▁the ▁labor ▁leader ▁prompt ly ▁returned . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁as ▁he ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁air port . ▁ ▁Upon ▁release , ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁labor ▁movement , ▁particularly ▁under ▁National ▁Federation ▁of ▁Labor ▁Un ions ▁( NA FL