MARTIAL

LAW
 MARTIAL LAW
The Philippines enjoyed a golden age under the Marcos's. Various reports and
historical accounts debunk this; while it is true that infrastructure spending
increased during that period, it came at a staggering cost: plunging the Philippines
in billions of dollars in debt. From $8.2 billion in 1977, the country's debt ballooned
to $24.4 billion in 1982 – or within a period of just 5 years. It has been many years
since then, but the victims have not forgotten especially as the Marcos's have
neither acknowledged their crimes nor made reparations for their sins.