Today's reading will be about the dates surrounding the declaration of Martial Law. The country officially remembers the said declaration every year on September 21st. But on that day in 1972, things were still OK. Congress was still open. In fact, Senator Ninoy Aquino was still able to deliver a privilege speech in the Senate. There was a protest march in Plaza Miranda with a crowd said to be 30,000. Media covered the said protest so democracy was pretty much still functioning. So when did Marcos really announce the imposition of Martial Law and what was happening on September 21, 22 and 23, 1972?

Thanks to Ateneo Press, Mijares family, Manolo Quezon and Philippine Diary Project for granting us permission to use some of the source materials of this podcast. Thanks also to Gary Granada for allowing us to use May Araw Din Kayo, one of the songs from Lean: A Filipino Musical, as a soundtrack of this production.

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