Cebu City
PAULA JEHN A. ALIGANGA
Name
N1 – C1
Group no./Section
SOCIAL
When we talk about human rights,
it wasn’t a big deal back then.
Typically, the imposition of martial
law accompanies curfews, the
suspension of civil law, civil rights,
habeas corpus, and the application
or extension of military law or
military justice to civilians.
Civilians defying martial law may
be subjected to military tribunals
(court-martial).
The community during that time
have a strong bonds compare now.
They fought to what is right and
stand to fix the destroyed justice
system even knowing that they
might sacrifice their life.
And with regards to the discipline
of Filipino back then, Filipinos was
well discipline to the point that
around 6-7pm in the evening you
can see no one roaming around the
street due to they were scared of
that law. And you can’t see
“marites” in the street having
conversation since it was prohibited
to have chitchat with someone and
make a circle along the way.
Assignment 6
POLITICAL
When martial law is in effect, the
military commander of a region or
country has unrestricted ability to make
and enforce laws. When civilian
authority has ceased to function, is fully
absent, or has proven ineffectual,
martial law is appropriate. Martial law
also suspends all existing laws, as well
as civil authorities and the normal
administration of justice. Today, the
1987 Constitution protects our
institutions from a return to the Martial
Law administration of Ferdinand
Marcos. The Supreme Court has the
authority to examine all official acts to
determine if there has been a grave
abuse of discretion. Congress cannot be
imprisoned. Even if a president
considers it, martial law has limited
duration and implications. And For me
I’m not amenable that EDSA revolution
is the key to a better Philippines
especially in what Philippines today
politically. Even though the 1986
EDSA People Power Revolution
gathered millions of Filipinos from all
walks of life to march along Epifanio
de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), the
main artery of Metro Manila, to end the
dictatorship of President Ferdinand E.
Marcos and begin a new era marked by
true freedom and democracy. Its
purpose was just to stop the martial law
and the dictatorship of Ferdinand
Marcos. The betterment of the
Philippines wasn’t the EDSA
revolution, it deserved more than that. It
serves as a wake up call that Filipino’s
democracy and freedom will be
protected and ameliorated by a leader
who’s willing to risk his life to his
fellow countrymen.
BSCHE-2__
Course & Year
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Date
ECONOMICS
President Ferdinand Marcos was one of
the those who provided optimum
support to farmers. I think the original
agrarian reform program, land reform
program was done under his term. He
was a “developmental president” in the
sense that he identified major industrial
projects. In the year that martial was
officially declared, there is a potential
in the economic growth of the
Philippines. The gross domestics
products was in 5.447% and suddenly
increase to 8.92% in 1973. Marcos was
known because of his 11 major
industrial projects copper smelting,
alcogas development, diesel engine
manufacturing, iron and steel mill
complex, a petrochemical complex,
cement industry expansion, aluminum
smelting, phosphatic fertilizer, heavy
industry development, coconut industry
rationalization and integrated pul and
paper. There were some from society
who benefited and I would say not only
the richest of the rich. There were full
blown construction and lots job created
and that sort of created a nascent
middle class but that immediately was
lost, those jobs were gone by the turn of
the decade. The employment rate
increases, thus, unemployment rate
increases as well from 4.2% to 5.9% in
1978 to 1983 respectively while the
underemployment rate was triple from
10.2% in 1978 to 29% in 1983. And
that is why, by the edn of it all, poverty
levels had risen up to higher than they
were when Martial Law was started in
1972 and then, what was worse was
people back then had levels of
starvation that was not seen at any time
in Philippine economic history. In
1985, a year before people power
revolution happen the GDP was turn
dropped to -7.307% and the wages of
the unskilled and skilled workers were
also down.
References: 
 
 Tadem T.(2013). Philippine Technocracy and the Politics of Economic Decision Making during the Martial
Law Period, 9:2; 1-25. https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?
doi=10.1.1.839.6881&rep=rep1&type=pdf

 https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/featured/third-republic/

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_Philippines_(1965%E2%80%931986)

 
 
2. Base on your answer in number 1, what would be your life back then if you lived during the
martial law era?
I think my life back then if I lived during the martial law era would flow swiftly having
enough discipline more than what I am today, might be more family oriented, have strong bonds
with my family, develop self-censorship, and lastly my social phobia might worsen during those
days. I imagine living on that kind of environment, it might be hard to us especially the current
generation.
Typically, I might be one of the activist fighting for what is right but not those activist
who disobey the law, I hope it makes sense. Not to the point I cause chaos for fighting our stand.
I will not get scared of the military or the law either, unless I did something that could trigger
them.
When I asked my grandparents regarding that phase since they witnessed everything
during that time, I heard a lot of good impacts of martial law compare to what I read online. And
if you would let me choose in what generation I wish to live, I probably choose those time back
then. I don’t know specifically why but I feel like I am a lost soul that belongs in the past.

THANK YOU SIR! You taught us well. God bless!