A critical factor in the stabilization of the martial law regime was the support given to the #Marcos dictatorship by a wide layer of intellectuals.
Miriam Defensor Santiago, for example, was an apologist for martial law from its inception.
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Miriam Defensor Santiago, for example, was an apologist for martial law from its inception.
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The newsmagazine in which this was published, Focus Philippines, was a key pro-martial law publication.
It was edited by Kerima Polotan, managed by Gregorio Brillantes. 2/4
It was edited by Kerima Polotan, managed by Gregorio Brillantes. 2/4
Focus Philippines employed Letty Jimenez Magsanoc, Alfredo Salanga & JV Cruz.
Magsanoc is someone who is now remembered as an opponent of Marcos, but she was part of its propaganda publications in 1972. 3/4
Magsanoc is someone who is now remembered as an opponent of Marcos, but she was part of its propaganda publications in 1972. 3/4
Famed columnist JV Cruz wrote a particularly vile defense of the Marcos' regime in the journal's first editorial.
"Martial law flushed out the vermin of society. There is a general tone of dignity now." 4/end
"Martial law flushed out the vermin of society. There is a general tone of dignity now." 4/end
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