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Proclamation No. 1081 was the document which contained formal proclamation of martial law in the Philippines by President Ferdinand Marcos, as announced to the public on September 23, 1972. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Of the various threats cited in the Proclamation 1081 document as rationalizations for declaration of Martial Law, the most extensively described was the threat supposedly posed by Communist insurgents – specifically the newly formed Communist Party of the Philippines, a Maoist organization which had only recently broken off from the Marxist ...
Martial law monument in Mehan Garden. Martial law in the Philippines (Filipino: Batas Militar sa Pilipinas) refers to the various historical instances in which the Philippine head of state placed all or part of the country under military control [1] —most prominently [2]: 111 during the administration of Ferdinand Marcos, [3] [4] but also during the Philippines' colonial period, during the ...
Pres. Marcos signs the Proclamation No. 1081 document, placing the entirety of the Philippines under Martial Law. [2] [3] [26] September 22: Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile survives an "assassination" attempt. [2] [12] Pres. Marcos announces that he had placed the entire country under martial law, with the earlier "ambush" as a pretext. [2] [12]
Articles relating to martial law under Ferdinand Marcos (1972-1986), a 14-year period of one-man rule in the Philippines, which would effectively last until Marcos was exiled from the country on February 24, 1986.
The alleged assassination attempt of Enrile [30] [24] [25] [31] together with the general citizen disquiet, were used by Marcos as reasons to issue Presidential Proclamation No. 1081, proclaiming a state of martial law in the Philippines on September 21. [32]
For Marcos to continue to act as head of state, his declaration of Martial Law had to achieve seven objectives: [16] [4] 1. Control the military and police; 2. Control the Supreme Court; 3. Undermine the Philippine public's faith in democracy; 4. Exploit and abet lawlessness and instability; 5. Exaggerate the Communist threat; 6.