Name: Teobert Dellava
Subject: CD 260
1. What governmental laws, and decisions (consider the 3 branches) past or
present, brought more damage than good to the Philippine society where the
impact could still be felt up to the present?
Answers:
The governmental laws, decisions past or present, brought more damage than
good to the Philippine society where the impact could still be felt up to the present when
the entire country was placed under Martial Law. When former President Ferdinand E.
Marcos signed Proclamation No. 1180 s. 1973, it signalled the worst repercussions, thus
putting the Philippines into the limelight of the exigence of abuse and cruelty among the
authorities who were supposed to lead the country to achieve peaceful and favourable
conflict resolution.
To this date, the impact brought by the said proclamation is being realized and felt
by the people. Accordingly, throughout the Martial Law period, Marcos built up the cult of
September 21, proclaiming it as national Thanksgiving Day to memorialize the date as
the foundation day of his New Society. Further, the propaganda effort was so successful
that up to the present, many Filipinos, particularly those who did not live through the
events, labour under misapprehension (www.officialgazette.gov.ph).
On the other side, after the declaration and imposition of Martial Law, many
citizens have challenged the validity of the proclamation to the extent that some of them
were put in jail, and worst, some were being abused of their human rights.
2. What serious consequences has this brought to the: (1) people; (b) nation?
Instead of the foregoing, several repercussions exploded to the sense that the
people have been affected physically and emotionally. Thus, in connection with Jared
Subject: CD 260
1. What governmental laws, and decisions (consider the 3 branches) past or
present, brought more damage than good to the Philippine society where the
impact could still be felt up to the present?
Answers:
The governmental laws, decisions past or present, brought more damage than
good to the Philippine society where the impact could still be felt up to the present when
the entire country was placed under Martial Law. When former President Ferdinand E.
Marcos signed Proclamation No. 1180 s. 1973, it signalled the worst repercussions, thus
putting the Philippines into the limelight of the exigence of abuse and cruelty among the
authorities who were supposed to lead the country to achieve peaceful and favourable
conflict resolution.
To this date, the impact brought by the said proclamation is being realized and felt
by the people. Accordingly, throughout the Martial Law period, Marcos built up the cult of
September 21, proclaiming it as national Thanksgiving Day to memorialize the date as
the foundation day of his New Society. Further, the propaganda effort was so successful
that up to the present, many Filipinos, particularly those who did not live through the
events, labour under misapprehension (www.officialgazette.gov.ph).
On the other side, after the declaration and imposition of Martial Law, many
citizens have challenged the validity of the proclamation to the extent that some of them
were put in jail, and worst, some were being abused of their human rights.
2. What serious consequences has this brought to the: (1) people; (b) nation?
Instead of the foregoing, several repercussions exploded to the sense that the
people have been affected physically and emotionally. Thus, in connection with Jared
