EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Proclamation No. 1081 is an executive issuance placing the entire Philippines under martial law. Issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on the strength of a constitutional provision (Article VII, Section 10, Paragraph 2 of the 1935 Constitution, as amended), the president's exercise of the commander-in-chief powers in relation to martial law makes him the most powerful person in the land. The President informs the people that there are, in existence, lawless elements intending to overthrow the government and supplant it with one based on Marxist-Leninist-Maoist teachings and beliefs and that, these lawless elements have organized and established an insurrectionary force known as the New People’s Army (NPA) to pursue a relentless and ruthless armed struggle against the duly constituted government of the Philippines. Earlier, the President suspended the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus and has commanded the armed forces to suppress the lawless violence; however, he finds these two courses of action insufficient in order to end the chaotic situation of the country; thus, he opted to declare martial law. President Marcos cites Supreme Court cases to attest to the existence of rebellion and insurrection in the country....
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