How well do you know martial law?
MANILA, Philippines - It’s been more than 40 years since martial law was first declared in the Philippines. On this exact day, actually, but many of our younger readers will never understand the true gravity of that proclamation. When Former President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation No. 1081, it would soon usher in years of abuse, torture, death and disappearance. These days, our history has gotten murkier, given how individuals and institutions have taken liberties with revising parts of our collective memory.
We know the stories, we know of the horrors of martial law, but how well do we truly know this dark period of our history? To commemorate the declaration of martial law in the Philippines, we examine how much we truly know about it.
When was martial law enacted?
September 21, 1972
September 23, 1972
August 31, 1971
How long was Ferdinand Marcos in power?
20 years
17 years
18 months
The writ of habeas corpus was suspended during martial law. What did its suspension mean?
You can be arrested and detained illegally or without a warrant.
You have to follow a curfew.
You can be convicted without a trial.
Which radio station did Cardinal Sin use to call people together for the EDSA Revolution?
Radyo Veritas
Kanlaon Broadcasting System
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
Which media outlet was shut down during martial law?
Philippine Daily Express (broadsheet)
TV Channel 9 (television)
Kanlaon Broadcasting System (radio)
Manila Times (broadsheet)
Whose assassination attempt was staged to justify martial law?
Juan Ponce Enrile
Joaquin Roces
Maximo Soliven
Which theater company used the arts as a platform for standing up against Marcos’s tyranny and depicting the underground fight for freedom, with plays such as, Walang Kamatayang Buhay ni Juan Dela Cruz Alyas… (1976)?
Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)
The Sandbox Collective
Repertory Philippines
What were the curfew hours during martial law?
12 a.m. to 4 a.m.
5 p.m. to 6 a.m.
1 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Question #9: Who is this member of the Marcos family?
According to SGV (Sycip, Gorres, Velayo & Co.), a leading auditing company, how many pairs of shoes did Imelda accumulate?
3,000 pairs
127 pairs
2,578 pairs
By the end of the Marcos regime, how much debt did the national government incur?
P395.51 billion
$1 billion
P20.2 million
How long was the culmination of the People Power Revolution?
1 day
4 days
7 days
What is the title of a popular folk song that became the unofficial National Anthem of protest during martial law?
Bayan Ko
Pinoy Ako
Bayang Magiliw
Anak
Answers:
1. Sept. 21, 1972
2. 20 years
3. You can be arrested and detained illegally or without a warrant
4. Radyo Veritas
5. Manila Times (boradsheet)
6. Juan Ponce Enrile
7. PETA
8. 12 a.m. - 4 a.m.
9. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
10. 3,000 pairs
11. P395.51 billion
12. 4 days
13. Bayan Ko
