![]() What changed under the 1987 Philippine Constitution pertinent to Martial Law?įive years after ending Martial Law, Marcos was toppled from power through the 1986 People Power Revolution. Corazon Aquino, the widow of Marcos critic Benigno Aquino Jr, ascended to the presidency. Marcos formally ended Martial Law through Proclamation No. Letters of instruction were also released in the following days, ordering the closure and seizure of private media and public utilities, among others. Included were orders to transfer all powers to the president, authorizing the military to arrest individuals conspiring to take over the government, the enforcement of curfew hours, and the banning of group assemblies. What were Marcos’ general orders under Martial Law?Īside from Proclamation 1081, Marcos also released general orders (GO) that guided his martial rule. It was the start of almost 10 years of martial rule in the country. ![]() ![]() (READ: Enrile’s tale: Hypocrisy and contradictions) Yet the Official Gazette says that in 1986, Enrile himself disclosed that the supposed ambush was staged to justify Martial Law. Enrile, in his 2014 memoir and documentary, insisted that it was all real. There were reports that the ambush was staged, as claimed by Oscar Lopez and his family who lived near the area where it happened. Meanwhile, according to Marcos’ diary entry for September 22, 1972, the alleged ambush of then defense secretary Juan Ponce Enrile made the “martial law proclamation a necessity.” Marcos cited the increasing threat of communism to justify the declaration. On September 23, at exactly 7:15 pm, he appeared on television to formally announce it. ![]() Proclamation 1081 which placed the entire Philippines under Martial Law was signed by former president Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972. Why was the whole Philippines placed under Martial Law in 1972? She lifted it 7 days later on Decemupon the recommendation of the Cabinet.ĭuterte is the 3rd president to declare martial law since after the war. On December 5, 2009, then president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared martial law in Maguindanao through Proclamation 1959, following the massacre of 58 people – mostly members of the media – in the town of Ampatuan. This is the second localized martial law declaration. Martial law in Mindanao was initially declared on May 23 through Proclamation 216 after government troops clashed with homegrown terrorists from the Maute group and Abu Sayyaf Group in Marawi City. ![]()
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