On this Radio-TV address, he provided the rationale of military rule as "public safety requires it" and as the nation was "imperilled by the danger of violent overthrow, an insurrection or a rebellion." In his address, he emphasized that "this is not a military takeover," and yet, he orders the military to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, prohibit any rallies or demonstrations, and to arrest those "directly involved in the conspiracy to overthrow" the government.
On September 23, 1972, two days after he signed Proclamation 1081 imposing Martial Law on the entire country, President Marcos addressed the people of the Philippines on radio and television. This proclamation also stopped the democratic process allowing him to rule the Philippines, essentially without legitimate Elections and opposition, until his ouster in 1986. 1081, President Marcos then signed several General Orders and Letters of Instruction that cemented his authoritarian powers, which included arresting persons without due process, suspending the writ of habeas corpus, curtailing the freedom of the press, prohibiting strikes and mass actions, among others. Marcos assumed powers essentially as a dictator as he declared, "in my capacity as their commander-in-chief, do hereby command the armed forces of the Philippines, to maintain law and order throughout the Philippines, prevent or suppress all forms of lawless violence as well as any act of insurrection or rebellion and to enforce obedience to all the laws and decrees, orders and regulations promulgated by me personally or upon my direction." With Proclamation No. The document outlines the rationale for the declaration of Martial Law, as it declared that "there is throughout the land a state of anarchy and lawlessness, chaos and disorder, turmoil and destruction of a magnitude equivalent to an actual war." This proclamation marked the beginning of the authoritarian rule of President Marcos, which lasted for 14 years. It was signed on September 23, 1972, then back dated to September 21, 1972, but only announced to the public on September 23, 1972. 1081, contained the formal proclamation of Martial Law in the Philippines by President Ferdinand Marcos. A most important and historic document, Proclamation No.
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