First Declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines | Today in History 

ito ang kasaysayan n di alam ng millenials

Hi. I'm a 15-year-old millennial and it just so happened that History piqued my interest. Just to share a thought, I know that Mr. Jose P. Laurel was the first president to declare Martial Law. My question is, why such information not taught to us? A primitive information like this should be permeated in conventions. This is like a missing link in our country's History

Ferdinand Marcos is not the first president who declared martial law, may nauna pa

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Happy 49th anniv martial law. Savior of freedom. Killer of communism.

Before Marcos Era... In 1944... But A WW2

I believed that the first declaration of martial law in the Philippines was on August 30,1898 by Gov. Gen Ramon Blanco Y Erenas.

Try my grandfather Lolo Roy

Great president Marcos but Duterte is better !!

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Jose P. Laurel the collaborator. Sad but true

Martial Law is Martial Law, it speaks for itself. The only thing that defines it among others is not who declared it. It is justified by why its declared, is it necessary, what is it that it is protecting. How was it being implemented. Yes, there were declarations before Marcos, if there were injustice against the Filipino people, it will be told. If the Marcos regime didn't commit human rights violations and the Marcos family and their cronies didn't steal from the Filipinos. Then maybe Ferdinand Marcos won't be labeled as a Dictator.