There were lots of insight , point of view and arguments to wheter martial law had negative or positive effects of politics, economy society and culture of the philippines. Some people may say that the martial law was the darkest episodes in the country’s very recent past and some may applauded Marcos for imposing such system that results to a more “Disciplined Filipinos” but most of who experienced martial law , considered it as one of the horrible memory of the past . Impressive at first , but on the latter part caused in pain.
Politically speaking , marcos’ dictatorship and “crony capitalism” had a great impact and contributed to a less competitive and an incompetent government. Marcos appointed his friends , families , and to people that he has an “utang na loob” even thought these are not qualified and cannot fullfil there duties well. This closed the door for those who are much competent and the one that the Filipino people which gave a hard time attainting stability. Although he has a nice visions for the future , programs for economic developement , concerning farmers , the tourist sector , and even improvement in infrastructures were not properly planned that resulted to the philippines to have debt-driven-growth.
Thousand of opposition leaders , party member , journalist and outspoken critics of the corruption of marcos’ previoused years in office were rounded up and executed or jailed. Others fled abroad and many young idealist and freedom loving youth fled to the mountains and forest . There they formed a resistance movement called “The New People’s Army ” based on communist ideology . It’s continues as a forced to this day . Many innocent young people were summarily executed . Marcos also had a war on drugs . He cracked down the on the pusher and distributers and jailed thousand of young drugs users and dependent . He executed in public television an accused Chinese drug dealer , no evidence or proof was indeed to establish his guilt. That caused worlwide sensation . The oppresion and jailing , torture and killing of critics without trial was a Brutal legacy that brought much Suffering to the filipino peoples .It is being immitated today.
Like today , on President duterte he have also a war on drug he authorized the police the if the pusher or drug are fight againts police they have also shoot to kill . There are many situation in martial law that we have today .. Martial law will be painful but the thing is WE LEARNED TO APPRICIATED AND UNDERSTAND THAT FREEDOM IS NOT ABSOLUTE
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