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On September 21, 1972, former President Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under Martial Law. This declaration suspended the civil rights and military authority in the Philippines. Marcos declared Martial Law, because he thinks that there is a need of extra powers to keep up against the violence caused
by the communists.
The declaration of Martial Law, for me, is like just having a monarchy ruling the country. In short, there is no communism. Marcos wanted to have all the power that he can get to control the country. He even had some encounters with then Minister of Defense Juan Ponce Enrile. There were even death threats to Enrile to pave way for the declaration of Martial Law.
After the implementation of Martial Law, Marcos arrested Ninoy Aquino along with others for seven years. The Army and Philippine constabulary also seized the weapons and disbanded private armies. He took control of the Legislature and seized the Congress.
When Ninoy Aquino suffered from a heart attack due to his 7 ears solitary imprisonment by Marcos, he was permitted to leave the Philippines and go to the US for some medications. Aquino knew that he has to go back to the Philippines soon. When he finally decided to go back to the Philippines after leaving a very happy and peaceful life on American soil. He was fully aware of the dangers that awaited him upon arriving in the Philippines. He had a lot of stopovers before heading to the Philippines, but his last one was Taiwan. He wanted Taiwan to be the last stopover, because he knew that there has been some rivalry between Taiwan and the Philippines.
On August 21, 1963, he was assassinated when he went out of he plane. He was shot in the head after returning to the Philippines. It was allegedly the Marcos Government that assassinated Ninoy Aquino. Aquino’s legacy still continues after naming the Manila International Airport, where he was shot, and renaming it into now called Ninoy Aquino international airport (NAIA).
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