Martial laws in the Philippines
By Emanila Editor
September 21, 1972 is the date many remember as the date Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Proclamation No. 1081 placing the entire Philippines under martial law.
But unknown to many, there were two other occasions in the Philippines when the power of the Philippine President to declare martial law was invoked.
The first time was on September 21, 1944 by Philippine President Jose P. Laurel. The other occasion was on December 4, 2009, through Proclamation No. 1959 signed by President Macapagal-Arroyo officially placing Maguindanao province under a state of martial law.
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