Society and Education under Martial Law

During martial law, the education system was defined as a "vital agent in
achieving the desired reform in the New Society," wherein human resource
development was connected to economic growth. However, in 1972, the
schooling system resulted in the export of workers. Following the failure of the
economic and educational systems, students have been permitted to
demonstrate on their campuses, and certain illegal strikes have been allowed.
The dictatorship marked the event by arresting 28 students, academics,
industrial workers, and slum-community leaders for preparing anti-martial-law
protests.