Proclamation No. 1081
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Proclamation No. 1081 was the 1972 presidential decree by Ferdinand Marcos that formally placed the Philippines under nationwide martial law, marking the start of an authoritarian regime.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal instrument
ⓘ
martial law proclamation ⓘ presidential proclamation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | entire Philippines ⓘ |
| archivedAt | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizes |
arrest of political opponents without warrant
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censorship of media ⓘ closure of media outlets ⓘ rule by presidential decree ⓘ suspension of civil liberties ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dateProclaimed | 1972-09-23 ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1972-09-21 ⓘ |
| declaredStateOf | martial law ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Presidential Decree No. 1081 implementing martial law measures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
series of presidential decrees by Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Martial Law Proclamation of 1972
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine Martial Law Proclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1970s in the Philippines ⓘ |
| legalBasisClaimed | Article VII, Section 10, Paragraph 2 of the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1986 | effectively superseded by the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ |
| marksStartOf |
Marcos authoritarian regime
ⓘ
Martial Law era in the Philippines ⓘ |
| officeHolderAtTime | President of the Philippines ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Philippine opposition politicians
ⓘ
human rights organizations ⓘ student activists in the Philippines ⓘ |
| partOf | Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Cold War anti-communist policies
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Second term of Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonCited |
alleged communist insurgency
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alleged imminent danger to public safety ⓘ alleged lawless violence ⓘ alleged rebellion ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | declaration of martial law in the Philippines in 1972 ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
consolidation of power by Ferdinand Marcos
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curtailment of press freedom ⓘ dissolution or emasculation of Congress ⓘ extension of Marcos’s rule beyond constitutional term limits ⓘ military dominance in governance ⓘ widespread human rights abuses ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIn | Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies on authoritarianism in Southeast Asia
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human rights reports on the Marcos era ⓘ |
| tookEffectOn | 1972-09-23 ⓘ |
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