Remembering one of the darkest chapters in Philippine History.
“Exactly 48 years ago, today, Sept. 21, 2020, dictator Ferdinand Marcos placed the entire country under martial law through Proclamation 1081.”
Here’s a recall at the martial law under Marcos’ regime:
* Sept. 21, 1972 – Date of Proclamation No. 1081 placing the Philippines under martial law
* 107,240 – Primary victims of human rights violations during
martial law
* 70,000 – the number of people arrested, mostly arbitrarily without warrants of arrests
* 34,000 – The number of people tortured
* 3,240 – The number of individuals killed by the military and the police
* 464- Total number od media outlets shuttered (8 major English newspapers; 18 vernacular, Spanish and English language dailies; 60 community newspapers; 66 TV channels; 20 radio stations; and 292 provincial radio stations)
* US$683 million- The amount of Marcos’ assets in various Swiss banks declared as ill-gotten based on a July 2003 the Supreme Court ruling
* US$5 to 10 billion – The estimated alleged ill-gotten wealth plundered by the Marcoses during two decades in Malacañang.
Sources:
– The Philippine Daily Inquirer
– Amnesty International
– The Official Gazette
– “The Marcos Regime: Rape of the Nation” by Filemon Rodriguez
