DATE TERRITORY PRESIDENT REASONS FOR EFFECTIVITY DATE OF LEGAL

COVERED ISSUED THE THE DATE THE BASIS

PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATION LIFTING
OF
MARTIAL
LAW

Septembe Jose P. Proclamation declaring the September August The danger of

r 21, 1944 Laurel No. 29 existence of a 22, 1944 17, 1945 invasion
state of war being
between the imminent and
Philippines and the public
the US and safety so
Great Britain requiring, I,
Jose P.
Laurel,
President of
the Republic
of the
Philippines,
pursuant to
the authority
conferred
upon me by
section 9,
article II, of
the
Constitution,
do hereby
place the
Philippines
and all parts
thereof under
martial law
and suspend
the privileges
of the writ of
habeas
corpus
therein.
Septembe Ferdinand Proclamation Numerous September January Proclaiming
r 23, 1972 Marcos No. 1081 explanations 21, 1972 17, 1981 the State of
have been put Martial law in
forward as the
reasons for Philippines
Marcos to
declare martial
law in
September
1972, some of
which were
 presented by
the Marcos
administration
as official
justifications,
and some of
which were
dissenting
perspectives
put forward by
either the
mainstream
political
opposition or by
analysts
studying the
political
economy of the
decision.
December Gloria Proclamation No. in order to December 4, December Proclaming a
4, 2009 Macapagal 1959 avert the 2009 13, 2009. State of
Arroyo escalation of Martial law
"lawless" and
violence in the suspending
province and the Writ of
pave the way Habeas
for the swift Corpus in the
arrest of the Province of
suspects in the Maguindanao,
massacre. except for
certain areas
O May 23, Rodrigo Proclamation “the declaration 10:00 p.m. 11:59 pm Declaring a
2017 Roa No. 216 was possible (UTC+8) on Tuesday, State of
Duterte given the May 23, December Martial law
"existence of 2017 31, 2019 and
rebellion," suspending
"the safety, the the Writ of
lives and Habeas
property of Corpus in the
people of Whole of
Mindanao" Mindanao