In 1972, in the Philippines, the president decided to implant a martial law. This law gave all the power to, then president, Ferdinand Marcos and the army. Now 44 years later, many still remember this time as being the most prosperous time for the Philippines. All they can remember is what they were thought and the vague memory or peace and order in the country. The truth is, anybody who dared speak their mind during the 9 years of martial law, would be taken from their homes and either tortured, simply imprisoned or “salvaged” (executed).
Ferdinand Marcos His full name is Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr., he was born in 1917 in the town of Sarrat in Ilocos Norte, a region of the Luzon island in the Philippines. His parents, Mariano …show more content…
In his demand, he also insisted to the justice secretary that “the study must be done discreetly and confidentially”. He also asked the executive secretary to study how the martial law was used and how useful it was in other countries. The results stated that:
“the nation would be destroyed because, apart from the divisiveness it would cause, Martial Law would offer Marcos absolute power which would corrupt absolutely”
This didn’t stop Marcos from putting the Philippines under martial law.
The reasons behind the martial law Marcos stated that the reasons behind the martial law included a potential communist overthrow of the government. Just before he declared the martial law,
The martial law under Marcos The martial law was declared in 1972 but, was only lifted in January 17, 1981. By the time Marcos had announced the proclamation n.1081 on national television, the army already arrested 200 targets, they were mostly people of the media. The martial law obviously gave the army the power to arrest and to do anything to anyone in their way. Even if it was a free for all, the restrictions Marcos imposed …show more content…
The electric shocks, theses would be attached to the victim’s fingers, arms, head and, sometimes, to their genitalia. The “San Juanico Bridge”, where they lay down the victims between two beds, their feet on one and their head on the other. If ever the victims would fall, they were beaten. They would beat the victims, and if the victims tried to avoid it, they would beat them harder. Not only would they beat them, they would burn and strangle them. They could also put a high concentration of pepper on the lips or genitalia of the victims.
Getting information: They used to inject a “truth serum” it would make them talk as if they were drunk. This method was used to get information out of the victims. Another method that they used for interrogation was the Russian Roulette. They would put one bullet in the gun, make the chambers spin and then either force the victim to pull the trigger, or do it themselves. They would usually ask a question before pulling the
Ferdinand Marcos His full name is Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr., he was born in 1917 in the town of Sarrat in Ilocos Norte, a region of the Luzon island in the Philippines. His parents, Mariano …show more content…
In his demand, he also insisted to the justice secretary that “the study must be done discreetly and confidentially”. He also asked the executive secretary to study how the martial law was used and how useful it was in other countries. The results stated that:
“the nation would be destroyed because, apart from the divisiveness it would cause, Martial Law would offer Marcos absolute power which would corrupt absolutely”
This didn’t stop Marcos from putting the Philippines under martial law.
The reasons behind the martial law Marcos stated that the reasons behind the martial law included a potential communist overthrow of the government. Just before he declared the martial law,
The martial law under Marcos The martial law was declared in 1972 but, was only lifted in January 17, 1981. By the time Marcos had announced the proclamation n.1081 on national television, the army already arrested 200 targets, they were mostly people of the media. The martial law obviously gave the army the power to arrest and to do anything to anyone in their way. Even if it was a free for all, the restrictions Marcos imposed …show more content…
The electric shocks, theses would be attached to the victim’s fingers, arms, head and, sometimes, to their genitalia. The “San Juanico Bridge”, where they lay down the victims between two beds, their feet on one and their head on the other. If ever the victims would fall, they were beaten. They would beat the victims, and if the victims tried to avoid it, they would beat them harder. Not only would they beat them, they would burn and strangle them. They could also put a high concentration of pepper on the lips or genitalia of the victims.
Getting information: They used to inject a “truth serum” it would make them talk as if they were drunk. This method was used to get information out of the victims. Another method that they used for interrogation was the Russian Roulette. They would put one bullet in the gun, make the chambers spin and then either force the victim to pull the trigger, or do it themselves. They would usually ask a question before pulling the