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  2. Palimbang massacre - Wikipedia

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    Representatives of the Commission on Human Rights helped facilitate the claims of the survivors and the families of the massacre victims to the Php10 billion fund set by the government for the indemnification of human rights victims during the martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos, in keeping with the provisions of Republic Act No. 10368, or ...

  3. List of torture methods used by the Marcos dictatorship

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    Various forms of torture were used by the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines between the declaration of martial law in 1972 and the Marcos family's ouster during the People Power Revolution in 1986. These included a range of methods Philippine forces picked up during its long periods of colonial occupation under Spanish, American, and ...

  4. Political detainees under the Marcos dictatorship - Wikipedia

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    Marcos began laying the groundwork for Martial Law as soon as he became president in 1965 by increasing his influence over the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). He established close ties with specific officers, took control of the military's day-to-day operationalization [10] [11] by appointing himself concurrent defense secretary in the first thirteen months of his presidency, [12] and ...

  5. History of the Philippines (1965–1986) - Wikipedia

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    Initially, the declaration of martial law was well received, given the social turmoil of the period. Crime rates decreased significantly after a curfew was implemented. Political opponents were allowed to go into exile. As martial law went on for the next nine years, the excesses committed by the military increased.

  6. Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the ...

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    Philippine extrajudicial killings are politically motivated murders committed by government officers, punished by local and international law or convention.They include assassinations; deaths due to strafing or indiscriminate firing; massacre; summary execution is done if the victim becomes passive before the moment of death (i.e., abduction leading to death); assassination means forthwith or ...

  7. Fact-check: Did Canada declare martial law because of truck ...

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    Typically, martial law refers to temporary rule by military authorities and involves the suspension of civil rights. Trudeau said he will not call in the military as part of the Emergencies Act.

  8. Tinkling bells and strange orbs fascinate ghost hunters at ...

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    Multiple paranormal investigators are taking a crack at the Taylor-Butler House in Middletown, where ghostly sounds and energies are under review. Tinkling bells and strange orbs fascinate ghost ...

  9. Religious sector resistance against the Marcos dictatorship

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    After the declaration of Martial law, the Marcos dictatorship's abuses - particularly extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances - convinced a small but very vocal number of the church workers to fight the dictatorship by actively joining underground resistance movements, while the majority resisted within the ordinary means available to ...