Name: JIEWEL MAE V.

MERLE

Martial law under Marcos is considered one of the darkest chapters of Philippine history. In
September 1972 Marcos declared martial law, claiming that it was the last defense against the
rising disorder caused by increasingly violent student demonstrations, the alleged threats of
communist insurgency by the new Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), and the Muslim
separatist movement of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).