From Martial Law to Peoples Power (1972-1986)

Marcoss New Society

Marcos promise of a new society that would solve insurgency, criminality, and poverty helped to quiet down dissent from the majority of the population and also was selfdisciplined, self-reliant, prosperous and peaceful, thus, marcos formed the following bureaucracy:
National

Economic And Development Authority(NEDA) National Grains Authority(NGA) Population Commission

Worsening Economic & Political Crises Marcoss massive infrastructure projects led to massive foreign loans. Land reform proved slow and inadequate due to lack of funds, budget cuts on education and other social services and also more money was being allotted to the military.
Poor farmers began to be deprived, deterioration of the economy, like rise in prices commodities and poor salaries.

So this was the beginning of the dictatorship. In his 13 year of power from 1965-1978 Marcos called for the elections of the interm batasang pambansa(legislature) the opposition party LABAN against Marcoss KBL competed for victory.

Marcoss KBL dominated the LABAN party list and win. Thus, Marcoss power to issue presidential decrees remained.

Mass Movements To End Martial Rule

Many organization have immerged like kabataang makabayan, kilusang magbubukid ng pilipinas, and samahan ng demokratikong kabataan to protest to the exercise of absolute control by marcos took the form hunger strikes by political prisoners inside their prison cells.

Also the church protest was triggered by the rise in salvagings or in summary executions and disappearances it included priest, pastors, nuns, lay church workers, tribal minorities, and urban poor. Amnesty International with 8,000 cases salvaging records, and 50,000 people arrested and detained.

THE ASSASINATION OF NINOY

1973 former senator Ninoy Aquino was imprisoned Allowed to go to U.S for medical treatment Marcos is affected by lupus and lack of Vice President posed a big problem on his leadership August 21 Ninoy Returns to the Philippines using the name Marcial Bonifacio

THE ASSASINATION OF NINOY

August 21, 1983 - Ninoy was gunned down The Assasin a lone gunman hired by the communists,also lay dead after being gunned down by soldiers Ninoys funeral took 11 hours from QC to memorial park of Paranaque

THE ASSASINATION OF NINOY

In the following months rallies and mass actions were held to challenge Marcos Demonstrators bravely faced the police who were are with water canons,tear gas and other dispersal weapons The Opposition held a mass protest joined by the catholic church

The 1986 Snap Elections

February 7 1986 Marcos announced that he was ready for snap presidential election Corazon Cory Aquino wife of Ninoy is the oppositions candidate for president with Salvador Laurel as vice NAMFREL is organized by concerned citizens to ensure clean and fair elections

The 1986 Snap Elections

Initial counting of votes by the COMELEC showed Marcos is leading by 1.2 million votes NAMFRELs tally shows that Cory wins the election 38 computer programmers of COMELEC walked out in protest of COMELECs attempt to manipulate the results People were enraged causing rallies to be held in Makati

The 1986 Snap Elections

Feb 20 1986 Marcos declared as President and Arturo Tolentino as Vice On the same day cory in a peoples victory rally at Rizal Park called for civil disobendience According to NAMFREL final votes shows 7,835,070 over Marcoss 7,053,068

PEOPLE POWER AT EDSA

Juan Ponce Enrile (Secretary of National Defense) together with Fidel V Ramos oraganized coup detat held at Camp Aguinaldo Cardinal Sin anounced over the radio to help the soldiers at Camp Aguinaldo General Vers forces were ready to deal with the rebe; soldiers

PEOPLE POWER AT EDSA

The civilians protecying the military Prayers, flowers,bread and drinks offered by the people stopped the attacking of Marcos soldiers who were aboard trucks and tanks Climax, Marcoss helicopter pilots refused to drop bombs on the crowd and instead landed the helicopter to join the people power

PEOPLE POWER AT EDSA

Feb 23, 1986 Oath taking of Marcos as newly elected president was stopped The U.S government offered help Marcos and his family, along with Danding Cojuanco to flee in hawaii to escape the wrath of the avenging horde