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A nation faces the stormy ocean: Martial law 1972
There was already a draft of the proclamation of martial law made as early as 1969 with then-justice secretary, eventually defense secretary, Juan Ponce Enrile. In the 1935 Constitution, there were no ...
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Look back: 50 years since the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines
The then president Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Proclamation No. 1081 on September 21, 1972, placing the Philippines under martial law. It lasted from 1972 to 1981. During this period, freedom of ...
‘No freedom without protest’: Filipinos defy Marcos’ snub of People Power anniversary
For the second year in a row since he took office in June 2022, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr excluded Feb 25 from the ...
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Prominent Schools Celebrate the Philippines’ Peaceful Revolution, Despite Marcos’ Presidency
A group of the most prominent schools in the Philippines recently reaffirmed February 25, the date of the nonviolent EDSA ...
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In Cebu, Duterte says Marcos like dictator father, endorses local bets
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin takes a swipe at the previous Duterte administration, implying it failed to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law ...