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President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines on September 21, 1972 through Proclamation No. 1081. Martial law would officially end on January 17, 1981. Marcos appeared on television on September 23, 1972 to announce that the entire Philippines was under martial law.

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RPH Presentation

President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines on September 21, 1972 through Proclamation No. 1081. Martial law would officially end on January 17, 1981. Marcos appeared on television on September 23, 1972 to announce that the entire Philippines was under martial law.

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Readings in
Philippine History
By: Group 4
The declaration
Of Martial Law in 1972
by Ferdinand Marcos
Question #1
What does the
document or artifact
say?
ANSWER #1
In the Philippines, on September 21, 1972, President Ferdinand E.
Marcos signed Proclamation No. 1081, declaring martial law in
the Philippines. Some accounts claimed that Marcos signed the
proclamation on September 17 or 22, however the document itself
dated September 21 in both cases. Ferdinand Marcos appeared on
televisión at 7:15 pm on September 23. 1972 to announce that he
had the “entire Philippines under martial law”. Martial Law would
officially end on January 17, 1981 with Proclamation No. 2045.
Marcos, however, would reserve decree-making Powers for
himself.
Question #2
What was the provenance
or source of the document
or artifact?
Answer #2
“FM Declares Martial
Law” the headline of the
September 24, 1972 issue
of the Sunday Express,
which was the Sunday
edition of Philippines
Daily Express.
Question #3
Who authored it?
Republic of the
Philippines (All
Answer # 3 content is in the
public domain unless
otherwise stated)
Question #4
What was the context of
the primary source’s
production?
Answer #4
Marcos, in his diary entry for September 22, 1972
(time-stamped 9:55 pm) wrote, “Sec. Juan Ponce
Enrile was ambushed near Wack-Wack at about 8:00
pm tonight. It was a Good thing he was riding in his
security car as a protective measure…”
Thank you

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