#OnThisDay September 23, 1972, President Ferdinand E. Marcos issues an official statement. “As of the 21st of September,†the President begins, “I signed Proclamation No. 1081 placing the entire country under Martial Law. This proclamation was to be implemented upon my clearance, and clearance was granted at nine in the evening of the 22nd of September. I have proclaimed Martial Law in accordance with powers vested in the President by the Constitution of the Philippines.
“The proclamation of Martial Law is not a military takeover. I, as your duly elected President of the Republic, use this power implemented by the military authorities to protect the Republic of the Philippines and our democracy. A republican and democratic form of government is not a helpless government. When it is imperiled by the danger of violent overthrow, insurrection and rebellion, it has inherent and built-in powers wisely provided for under the Constitution. Such a danger confronts the Republic of the Philippines.â€[1]
References:
[1] Manuel D. Duldulao, A Century of Philippine Legislature, 2007, Vol. II, p. 574
2. Presidential Museum and Library PH
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