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>January 17, 1981 President Marcos signed Proclamation No. 2045, ending
eight years and four months of martial law in the Philippines.
>Certain conditions were attached to this proclamation, such as the
continued prominence of the armed forces in suppressing lawless crimes,
insurrection, rebellion or subversion, and the continued suspensions of the
privilege of writ of habeas corpus in the two autonomous regions (Region IX of
Western Mindanao and Region XII of Central Mindanao).
>Furthermore, limitations on criticism of the administration were continued
by means of the Presidential Commitment Order (PCO) and arrest and seizure
without warrant orders (ASSO), whereby the police or military could arrest anf
detain a person, or seize the property of a detainee, when the latter engaged in
anti-government activities.
>Thus, the lifting of martial law was dubbed by the oppositions as a mere
facelifting amd mot a real return of democracy.
*Foundation of New Society
*Foreign Relations under Martial Law
*Facade of Democracy
*Losses from WWII
> Of the Asian countries, the Philippines was the most devatated by the
Japanese and, incidentally, by the Americans during the 2nd World War.
> In the words of former American Ambassador Paul V. McNutt: The
Philippines waswithout question the most completely destroyed and dislocated
battleground war.
>Total war losses of the Philippines $8,079,624,000 or Php 16,159,243,000.
This included the monetary value of 1,111,938 human lives lost, appraising each
human life as worth $2,000
I. Physical damages (private and public property lost).....$807,411,000
II. Loss of human lives (1,111,938 lives lost at $2,000 per human life).....
$1,667,892,000
III. Goods and services commandered by Japanese forces.....$5,514,321,000
TOTAL WAR LOSSES.....$8,079,624,000
*Roxas Administration