Proclamation of President Ferdinand E. Marcos That He Will Govern the Nation and Direct the Operation of the Entire Government
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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
September 22, 1972
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Martial Law Proclamation- Declares martial law throughout the Philippines due to wanton destruction of lives and property, widespread lawlessness and anarchy, chaos and disorder prevailing in the country.
- States that these conditions were brought about by groups actively engaged in a conspiracy to seize political and state power in the Philippines by force and violence, amounting to an actual war against the people and the legitimate government.
- Gives the President, Ferdinand E. Marcos, greater and more effective control over the entire government, broad latitude and discretion in dealing with national affairs, and extraordinary powers as Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces.
- Authorizes the President to restore stability, safeguard the integrity and security of the Philippines, ensure tranquility, suppress lawlessness, subversive, seditious, rebellious and insurrectionary activities, and adopt necessary measures to contain and resolve the existing national emergency.
- Proclaims that the President shall govern the nation, direct the operation of the entire government, including all agencies and instrumentalities, and exercise all powers and prerogatives appurtenant and incident to his position as Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces.
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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
•September 22, 1972
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 within the shortest possible time...
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Executive Issuances
General Orders
martial law
proclamation
wanton destruction
lawlessness
anarchy
chaos
disorder
conspiracy
seize power
force
violence
war
government control
commander-in-chief
armed forces
restore stability
safeguard integrity
security
tranquility
suppress lawlessness
subversive activities
seditious activities
rebellious activities
insurrectionary activities
national emergency
extraordinary powers
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 within the shortest possible time...
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