PRESIDENCY OF

FERDINAND
MARCOS DURING
MARTIAL LAW
SEPTEMBER 21, 1972
President Ferdinand Marcos
signs the Proclamation No. 1081
document, placing the entirely
of the Philippines under Martial
Law.
FEBRUARY 4-11, 1974
The Municipality of Jolo was
destroyed in the Battle of Jolo
between the government forces
and the recently founded MILF.
APRIL 4, 1975
Ninoy Aquino starts his hunger
strike and refuses to recognize
mitary court's jurisdiction on
charges against him.
NOVEMBER 24, 1977
President Ferdinand Marcos
accuses former President Diosdado
Macapagal of aiding communist
forces in Central Luzon in
responses to Macapagal's Anti
Martial Law stance.
NOVEMBER 9, 1965
Ferdinand Marcos was
elected as the President of
the Republic of the
Philippines and took his oath
at the office on December 30
at the same year.
OCTOBER 21 1972
The Moro National
Liberation Front, a splinter
group from the Muslim
Independence Movement led
by Nur Misuari was officially
formed.
AUGUST 28, 1974
Marcos Administration takes
up US $51.3 million loan
from the Asian Development
Bank to develop Metro
Manila's water supply
system-the bank's biggest
loan ever at the time.
MARCH 26, 1977
President Marcos signs
Proclamation 1628 to
establish a provisional
autonomous government in
the 13 provinces stipulated in
the Tripoli Agreement.
JANUARY 30, 1980
The 1980 Philippine local
elections are held. The first
ever local elections under
Martial law era.

JANUARY 17, 1981

President Ferdinand Marcos issues
Proclamation 2045 which formally
lifts the Proclamation of Martial
Law in time for Pope John Paul II's
visit. .