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PHILIPPINE MARTIAL LAW
BACKGROUND STORY WHY I CHOOSE
THIS TOPIC:
30.3 millions believe that the Martial Law under the
Ferdinand Marcos Sr. is the Golden Era of the Philippines.
They say because of the media, people are blinded

by the truth of the medias in the Philippines.
Marcos Junior won the 2022 Philippine

Election. The son of the Dictator.
PHILIPPINE MARTIAL LAW
VIDEO
• Life of FILIPINO under Marcos: A fact-check
• https://youtu.be/DRhltGGiJCg
• Who has power during martial law?
Martial law involves the temporary substitution of
military authority for civilian rule and is usually invoked
in time of war, rebellion, or natural disaster. When
martial law is in effect, the military commander of an
area or country has unlimited authority to make and
enforce laws.
• What happens under martial law Philippines?

Typically, its imposition accompanies curfews, the
suspension of civil law, civil rights, habeas corpus, and
the application or extension of military law or military
justice to civilians. Civilians defying martial law may be
subjected to military tribunals (court-martial).
WHO IS FM?
• Ferdinand Marcos
• ruler of Philippines / Dictator
Born: September 11, 1917 Philippines

Died: September 28, 1989 (aged 72) Honolulu Hawaii
At 7:17 pm on September 23, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos

announced on television that he had placed the entirety of the
Philippines under martial law.
Presidential term: December 30, 1965 – February 25, 1986
Father of the Republic of the Philippines President Ferdinand

Marcos Junior
NO GOLDEN ERA
MARTIAL LAW IS A TORTURE

Brief history
• In September 1972 Marcos declared martial law, claiming that it
was the last defense against the rising disorder caused by
increasingly violent student demonstrations, the alleged threats
of communist insurgency by the new Communist Party of the
Philippines (CPP), and the Muslim separatist movement of the
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
• Government
PARTIES • People (Community)
INVOLVED
RELEVANT FACTS
Extensive human rights violations

The nine-year military rule ordered by then President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972
unleashed a wave of crimes under international law and grave human rights
violations, including tens of thousands of people arbitrarily arrested and detained,
and thousands of others tortured, forcibly disappeared, and killed.
Clear patterns
Many other civil society organizations have also documented similar crimes under
international law and human rights violations during martial law, including the Task
Force Detainees of the Philippines, the International Commission of Jurists, the
Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights, and the
Foundation for Worldwide People Power.
Lack of accountability
Given the immensity and pervasiveness of violations, keeping records of violations,
including precise figures, remains a difficult and unfinished task to this day. One of
the reasons why it is difficult to ascertain the exact number of human rights violations
is the lack of accountability and genuine processes of truth-telling to seek more
detailed information and contribute to the fight against impunity.
Historical revisionism
A lack of justice and accountability can lead to further human rights violations and
erasure of the horrors of the past fuels attempts to revise history. Former President
Marcos was never held accountable and was instead granted a hero’s burial with full
military honours by the Duterte administration in 2016.
Justice remains elusive

Reparations remain elusive for many victims and their families who are unable to
prove the violations that they or their relatives experienced during martial law, in the
absence of documentation and other requirements.
TESTIMONIAL VIDEO
• Millennials Find Out the Truth from the Youth of Martial Law
• https://youtu.be/2KSI75PtrLg
Ethical Dilemma
• The people are suffering because of the
aggressive military. Military those days are
above the law that they could kill anyone if
they wanted to because of their power to
kill.
• Corruption of the Country. His Wife Imelda
Marcos has an expensive collection of
shoes.
• Under martial law, 70,000 were detained,
34,000 were tortured, and 3,240 were
killed by the military and police.
• 6 out of 10 Filipinos were poor during
martial law.
• The country’s debt rose to $28.86 billion.
• 464 media outlets were closed after
martial law was declared.
Ethical perspective
The Shadow of Mismanaged Information
• He took over all the medias of the Philippines and
controlled to cover the media that they are not corrupt
and not stealing money.
• If the media has freedom that time, the people would not
start the revolution.
Shadow of Privilege
• Until this days the cases are still unsolved and his son is the
new elected President last May 2022.
• The people are seeking justice from that Dark Era and not
Golden Era
Ethics of Justice and Fairness

• People are manipulated by wise tactics to win the election.
Possible Solution
• Marcoses should pay the
money that they steal from
the Country.
• The Marcos has still have a

lot of wealth that is hidden
from the people. It should
be revealed and use it to
pay to the casualties of the
Martial Law.
Conclusion
• The Justice System of the

Philippines is not ethically fairly
serve to people because of its
unfairness.
• Marcoses are still have power of
these days because of their
abundance of money.
• Freedom was served during Edsa
People Power Revolution
• Someone who is close to the
Marcoses and exposed the truth of
Marcoses Power and hidden wealth.
REFERENCE
• Wurfel, D. (1977). Martial Law in the Philippines: The Methods of Regime
Survival. Pacific Affairs, 50(1), 5–30. https://doi.org/10.2307/2756116
• Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia

(2022, August 22). Ferdinand Marcos. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://w
ww.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-E-Marcos
• https://www.britannica.com/place/Philippines/Martial-law
• https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/philippines-martial-law-era-remembe
red-under-a-new-marcos-presidency/

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PHILIPPIN

They say because of the media, people are blinded

Marcos Junior won the 2022 Philippine

• What happens under martial law Philippines?

Born: September 11, 1917 Philippines

At 7:17 pm on September 23, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos

Presidential term: December 30, 1965 – February 25, 1986

Father of the Republic of the Philippines President Ferdinand

MARTIAL LAW IS A TORTURE

Extensive human rights violations

Justice remains elusive

Ethics of Justice and Fairness

• The Marcos has still have a

• The Justice System of the

• Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia

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