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Because of the threat of communism to our country, for example, first because of
the rise and strength of communism in the country under the leadership of Jose
Maria Sison and their intention to make our country communist, the proof of this
is high caliber aboard the Mv Ocean near Isabella Cagayan.
One of his first actions was to arrest opposition politicians in Congress
and the Constitutional Convention. Initial public reaction to martial law was
mostly favourable except in Muslim areas of the south, where a separatist
rebellion, led by the MNLF, broke out in 1973. Despite halfhearted attempts to
negotiate a cease-fire, the rebellion continued to claim thousands of military and
civilian casualties. Communist insurgency expanded with the creation of the
National Democratic Front (NDF), an organization embracing the CPP and other
communist groups.