Martial Law In The Philippines Summary

The administration of Ferdinand E. Marcos in the Philippines begun in 1965 is acknowledged to paved the way for the different turning points in the country. These turning points marked the fluxes and challenges on the different aspects of life of every Filipino people – political, cultural, social and economic.
The economy of the country has battled in the international market along with the known “developed countries” in the world. Marcos instituted a sequences of across-the-board reforms strived for at boosting the economy and consequently aiming social equality. He made investments that are too enormous and unexpected to improve and expand the nation's infrastructure. He instigated many projects and policies that magnetized the intense

However, he went on to explain that “he had not been able to complete the social and economic reforms that he said were necessary to prevent recurrence of the so-called rebellion” (Schanbergn, 1974:7). The Martial Law and the new constitutional arrangement made by Marcos brought tensions in the nation. Shortly after his issuance of the Martial Law, forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) had heightened alert in the major urban centers and arrested and detained thousands of people. The anti-Marcos politicians, priests, businessmen, labor leaders, journalists, and students were among those arrested and detained (Abinales, 2008:175). Some were reported to be missing; some were assassinated by the military through the command of Marcos. In the essay of Michael Charleston Chua (2012), he