The president, Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, whose father in 20 years as a dictatorial president imposed martial law, is ...

MANILA, Philippines — Implementing martial law is not on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s mind, following the reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC), the Palace said on Tuesday.

President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda became infamous ... In 1972, he declared martial law: Constitutional rights were suspended, the legislature was closed and Marcos held on to power ...

A half-century since former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos ushered in almost a decade of martial law, justice remains elusive for some victims of human rights abuses. Now that the dictator ...

EXECUTIVE Order (EO) 81, signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Dec. 30, 2024, introduces a significant reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC). The directive notably excludes Vice ...

Marcos' father, the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., declared Martial Law in 1972. The Martial Law era was rife with corruption and human rights abuses, with thousands of people being ...

President Marcos has no plans to declare martial law or seek a term extension, Malacañang clarified on Tuesday, amid online rumors following the ...

as it draws potential parallels to historical precedents under Ferdinand Marcos Sr.'s authoritarian regime during the martial law era. The centralization of power and authority, and the exclusion ...