Watch: Horrors of Martial Law

About 70,000 people were imprisoned, 34,000 were tortured, and 3,240 were killed during Martial Law from 1972 to 1981.

September 21, 1972

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.

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