GROUP 4

Members:
Golingay, Nalodiya Dee
Frias, Orly
Batuigas, Takeo
Tagsip, Ibba Rhea

Pros:

 Ability to bring order to the situation,

 eradicate criminality it neutralize all criminal and safeguard the welfare of
the society,
 it improve peace where in society are free from any sort of disturbance,
 eradicate criminality it neutralize all criminal and safeguard the welfare of
the society
 remove corruption officials and lastly, promote equality and equity where
society provides equal rights.

Cons:

 Curtails the rights of citizens,

 increase police power where they can have more priviledge to exercise their
position as security personnel,
 a risk for a political crisis where it freezes the power of the executive,
legislative, and judiciary branch of the government,
 Billions of recorded cases of abuse such as rape, torture, and the like. Thus,
these mentioned cases were very rampant during that time.
 The students of University of the Philippines could not reveal anything about
Marcos administration because there were some soldiers who were dressed
as students and if they do so, they might be killed.
Analysis:

The country was suffering from grinding poverty, widespread corruption, a

stalled political and judicial system, and internal violence. Three alternative
explanations for the martial law decision are:
1. The official, constitutional explanation is the threat of violent rebellion.
2. Another view sees martial law as Marcos' way of circumventing congressional
and bureaucratic obstruction to achieve reforms and eliminate corruption--
whether for altruistic or selfish reasons.
3. The "imperialist lackey" view focusses on Marcos' relations to United States
and multinational business interests.

Marcos is protecting foreign investors and granting huge incentives for oil
exploration, against the wishes of the Congress; some believe that his purpose is
to stabilize himself in power and avoid demanding that the United States pay rent
on its Philippine bases. These theories are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
The Martial Law years still bring a lot of painful memories to many Filipinos.
While it is true that Marcos did a lot of good things for the country, the list of
human rights violations and crimes is just as long. For many, this is what
overshadows his achievements. In the 80s, things would start to go bad for the
Philippines. The value of the Philippine peso would start to drop, and by the end
of Marcos’ term, the country was left with an incredible amount of debt. Today’s
generation of young Filipinos are quite unfortunate because not enough
information about Martial Law, and even the events that led to the 1986 EDSA
Revolution, are freely offered to them. History books and lessons do not talk
about it expansively. Most of what the young generation knoqs about Philippine
Martial Law came from stories passed on by relatives; or those they found by
asking for help from Google. Popular media has also painted the Martial Law
years in some movies and documentaries like Batas Militar, Eskapo, and even
Lualhati Bautista’s book-turned-film Dekada ’70. But, these are not enough to
show them the real picture of one of Philippine history’s most disturbing periods.