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Reaction Paper About Martial Law

The document discusses the author's reaction to the declaration of martial law in the Philippines by former President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972. Marcos suspended civil rights and imposed military authority across the country to allegedly quell rising violence from communists. Initially, the author felt content with Marcos taking over as president but their view changed to anger after learning about the martial law declaration. A newly elected senator, Benigno Aquino Jr., had warned about the country becoming a "garrison state" controlled by the military. Protests against issues like rising prices and foreign economic control grew in the early 1970s. The government responded with violence rather than reform, contradicting what it should have done by understanding public concerns.

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Reaction Paper About Martial Law

The document discusses the author's reaction to the declaration of martial law in the Philippines by former President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972. Marcos suspended civil rights and imposed military authority across the country to allegedly quell rising violence from communists. Initially, the author felt content with Marcos taking over as president but their view changed to anger after learning about the martial law declaration. A newly elected senator, Benigno Aquino Jr., had warned about the country becoming a "garrison state" controlled by the military. Protests against issues like rising prices and foreign economic control grew in the early 1970s. The government responded with violence rather than reform, contradicting what it should have done by understanding public concerns.

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Reaction Paper About Martial Law

Reaction Paper about MARTIAL LAW on September 21, 1972. Former President
Ferdinand E. Marcos placed the Philippine under Martial Law. The declaration
issued under Proclamation 1081 suspend the civil rights an imposed military
authority in the country. Marcos defend the declaration stressing the need for extra
powers to quell he rising wave of violence allegedly caused by communists. As I
watched the 11 clips of Martial Law, different feeling showed up in me.

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At first, knowing that a bright Filipino would take over the former president’s
position during those times, I feel contented because my impression regarding
how he would rule the Philippines will be on a good state. However, as I continued
watching the clips, my contentment feeling became anger because as he
proclaimed that the Philippines will be under Martial Law, my good impression
about him was ruined. Former President Benigno Aquino, Jr. sued a warning during
his speech since he is a newly elected senate. He stated that the Philippines under
Former President Ferdinand E. Marcos was slowly being a “garrison state” wherein
the country will be under the control of militarist forces. When I saw this scene, I
was actually agreeing with what Sen. Aquino said. During the early (1970’s) the
anti-government started doing rallies concerning the increase of price of gasoline
and basic commodities, presence of us military bases in the Philippines, foreign
control every economy, corruption in the government and widening gap between
rich and poor.
In this kind of scene, the government should start having reform movements so
that the protests of the people will not be wasted but instead of this, violence is
the government’s response. The government should understand the side of the
mass but they were contradicted to what they are supposed to be doing.
MY REACTION PAPER ABOUT

MARTIAL LAW

FANG, KAREN MAE M.


STUDENT

11 ABM 04A
GRADE AND SECTION

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