One of the

Darkest Days in
our History
IT WAS ALL STARTED BY A MAN…
…THAT NEEDS TO BE NAMED…
 September 21, 1972
Proclamation 1081 was signed
 PLACING THE
ENTIRE COUNTRY
UNDER
BAN ON THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH,
EXPRESSION, AND THE RIGHT OF
THE PEOPLE TO PEACEABLY
ASSEMBLE

CORPORATIONS SEQUESTERED,
MEDIA FACILITIES SHUT DOWN
SUSPENSION OF THE
“WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS”
WARRANTLESS ARRESTS
“DESAPARACIDOS”
ALL OF THESE WERE ELEMENTS TO
FULLY IMPLEMENT A CONJUGAL
DICTATORSHIP
GOLDEN AGE?

A Big, Disgusting
 PESO vs. DOLLAR
1965 1986 2018 2018
Jan. Oct.
Php2 Php22 Php49.8202 Php54.3
FOREIGN DEBT
1965 1986 2018 2018
(Q1) (Q2)
$599 $28.3 $73.2 $72.2
MILLION BILLION BILLION BILLION

(June) (September)
LOOTED: $5BILLION - $10BILLION
SOURCE: FORBES
TORTURE METHODS
HUMAN RIGHTS
ABUSES
70,000 IMPRISONED
34,000 TORTURED
3,240 KILLED
FROM 1972 – 1981
1973 CONSTITUTION
WAS RATIFIED
PROLONGING HIS
HOLD TO POWER
 JANUARY 17, 1981
MARCOS FORMALLY
ENDED MARTIAL
LAW
AUGUST 21, 1983
NINOY AQUINO ASSASSINATION
FEBRUARY 7, 1986
SNAP ELECTIONS
COMELEC WALKOUT
EVE OF THE PEOPLE POWER
REVOLUTION
 DEMOCRACY WAS
RESTORED BY THE MANDATE
OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE WITH
THE RATIFICATION OF THE
1987 CONSTITUTION
BUT
THE EMPIRE
STRIKED BACK!
 IMELDA MARCOS
• MAY 1995 – WON AS REPRESENTATIVE
OF LEYTE, 2ND DISTRICT
• MAY 2010 – WON AS REPRESENTATIVE
OF ILOCOS NORTE
• MAY 2013 – 2ND TERM
• MAY 2016 – 3 TERM
IMEE MARCOS
1998 – 2007: CONGRESSWOMAN
OF ILOCOS NORTE
2010 – 2019: GOVERNOR OF
ILOCOS NORTE
CURRENTLY IN THE MAGIC 12 OF
THE 2019 SENATORIAL RACE
AND THE GREATEST
THREAT…
BONGBONG MARCOS
•WON AS SENATOR IN 2010
•ALMOST WON AS VP IN 2016
•CONTINUES TO BELIEVE HE IS VP
THE FORCE AWAKENS
• The share of the Filipino
population willing to reject the
option of an authoritarian
“strong leader” declined from
70% to 59%. (Asian
Barometer, 2008)
• McCann Erickson study (2000):
Only 10 % of the youth are
interested in political affairs.
Conclusion
This year, we commemorate the 46th
anniversary of the Martial Law. Despite
the continuous fight for the truth and
justice for those who died for our
democracy, historical revisionists
continue to meddle and repaint our
history by dismissing human rights
violations and glorifying a former
dictator.
“The problems we
face will not be
solved by the
minds that
created them.”
-Albert Einstein
“Ang sanggol
na hindi iiyak
ay hindi
sususo.”
- Jose Rizal
El Filibusterismo
#NeverAgain
#NeverForget
#MartialLaw