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MNLF was formed to condemn the alleged
Ferdinand Marcos killings of the 11 muslims and to seek the
establishment of a Bangsamoro Nation
through the force of arms.
The Abu Sayyaf Group was formed after
Corazon Aquino reportedly meeting Osama Bin Laden in
Afghanistan in the 1980s. Janjalani recruited
and Fidel Ramos former members of the MNLF for the more
radical and theocratic Abu Sayyaf.
Abu Sayyaf has carried out
numerous bombings, kidnappings,
assassinations, and extortion activities. These
include the 2000 Sipadan kidnappings, the
2001 Dos Palmas kidnappings and the 2004
SuperFerry 14 bombing.
Program and
His first term was marked with increased
industrialization and the creation of solid
infrastructures nationwide, such as the North
Luzon Expressway and the Maharlika Highway
Marcos' second term was marked by
economic turmoil brought about by factors
both external and internal, a restless student
body who demanded educational reforms, a
rising crime rate, and a growing Communist
insurgency, among other things.
The country was under martial law again
from 1972 to 1981 under President Ferdinand
Marcos. Proclamation № 1081 ("Proclaiming a
State of Martial Law in the Philippines") was
signed on 21 September 1972 and came into
force on 22 September. The official reason
behind the declaration was to suppress
increasing civil strife and the threat of
a communist takeover, particularly after a
series of bombings (including the Plaza
Miranda bombing) and an assassination
attempt on Defense Minister Juan Ponce
Enrile in Mandaluyong..
President Aquino issued Proclamation No. 3,
which established a revolutionary government.
She abolished the 1973 Constitution that was
in force during Martial Law, and by decree
issued the provisional 1986 Freedom
Constitution pending the ratification of a more
formal, comprehensive charter. This allowed
her to exercise both executive and legislative
powers until the ratification of the 1987
Constitution and the restoration of Congress in
1987.
Aquino promulgated two landmarks legal
codes, namely, the Family Code of 1987, which
reformed the civil law on family relations, and
the Administrative Code of 1987, which
reorganized the structure of the executive
branch of government. Another landmark law