21/09/2026
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๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๏ธ
๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ, ๐ฟ๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ง๐๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐.
Every chapter of our history deserves to be remembered, especially those that shaped our understanding of freedom, human rights, and democracy. On September 21, 1972, President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued Proclamation No. 1081, placing the Philippines under Martial Law. The proclamation cited threats to national security, rebellion, and lawlessness as its stated grounds.
The years that followed became a defining period in Philippine history. Historical records and human rights documentation record arrests, detention, torture, enforced disappearances, killings, and restrictions on freedom of expression and political participation during the Martial Law period. These records, together with economic and social data, provide important evidence for understanding the experiences and consequences of this period.
For the City Museum, remembering Martial Law is part of our responsibility to preserve historical records, recognize the experiences of those who lived through this period, and provide future generations with opportunities to study and understand the past. Sa ato nga mga Kagy-anon, ang kasaysayan dili lamang istorya sa nangagi. ๐๐ด๐ข ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช ๐ฌ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ข ๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช ๐ด๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ฏ, ๐ฅ๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐ถ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ข๐จ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ.
May we remember with respect, examine the evidence carefully, listen to different experiences, and learn from the past. Through remembrance and historical inquiry, we help keep the lessons of Martial Law meaningful for future generations and deepen our appreciation of democracy, human rights, and freedom.
๐๐ช๐จ๐ข๐ญ๐ข, ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ช ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ด๐ข๐บ๐ด๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ฏ. ๐๐ถ๐ฏ-๐ช ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ด๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ช๐ช๐ฏ๐ช. ๐๐จ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ข ๐ด๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐ต๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ถ๐จ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ฏ, ๐ฅ๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐ถ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ข๐จ ๐ถ๐ด๐ข.
