GENERAL ORDER No. 1
WHEREAS, martial law has been declared under Proclamation No.1081 dated Sept. 21, 1972 and is now in effect throughout the land;
WHEREAS, martial law has been declared because of wanton destruction of lives and property, widespread lawlessness and anarchy, chaos and disorder now prevailing throughout the country, which condition has been brought about by groups of men who are actively engaged in a conspiracy to seize political and state power, in the Philippines in order to take over the Government by force and violence the extent of which has now assumed the proportion of an actual war against our people and their legitimate Government;
WHEREAS, it is imperative for the undersigned President of the Philippines to assume greater and more effective control over the entire Government, to have the broadest latitude and discretion in dealing with the affairs of the nation, and to exercise extraordinary powers in my capacity as commander-in-chief of all the armed forces of the Philippines in order to enable me to restore...
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Proclamation of President Ferdinand E. Marcos That He Will Govern the Nation and Direct the Operation of the Entire Government
General Order No. 1
