Wednesday, September 23, 2009

BLACKOUT AND MARTIAL LAW

Today, 37 years ago, the late President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos appeared on national television announcing that he has "placed the entire nation under martial rule".

Proclamation No. 1081's (the other name of ML) official date, however, was September 21, 1972.

Not many days ago, a government official announced on national television of the imminent power interruption which was to begin shortly, and quite surely stated to last until the 2010 election time. And the talks of 'emergency powers' to be exercised by the most powerful official in the land - that is the current President, PGMA, has become quite a topic.

Many...

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