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Marcos Elected President
President Marcos is elected as president of the Philippines and takes office, everyone one is happy and believes in Marcos. -
Marcos is Re-Elected
President Marcos is re-elected for his second term but now the people aren't that happy about what he's done for the last 4 years. -
First Quarter Storm
This was the time period of when the filipino people erupted against the Marcos government with riots, protests, demonstrations, marches, etc. -
Battle of Mendiola
Students and protestors riot at Malacanang Palace (Presidential Palace) gates angry and frustrated with Marcos. They attempt to ram the gates with a firetruck as security and police battle with their firearms. In the end, 4 filipino students were dead. -
Constitutional Convention Event
This is the event when the Philippines discussed about the government due to the country's economy slump. But this is when Marcos takes his advantage through bribery and fear to extend over his limit to stay in power. -
Bombing in Plaza Miranda
A bombing occured in Plaza Miranda in Manila, it was deliberate but nobody knew who did it. Because of this Marcos can now apply the privilege of Habeas Corpus which is to arrest anyone without a warrant that might be potentially "dangerous" to the country. Marcos abused this power. -
Arrest of Ninoy Aquino and Jose Diokno
Marcos then arrested 2 filipino senators, the strongest critics of Marcos, Ninoy Aquino and Jose Diokno. This made the people angry. -
Declaration of Martial Law
Marcos brings back Martial Law, which brings back the death penalty as well. People were executed, jailed, tortured, and could not have freedom of speech, all because of Marcos. -
Marcos Constitution Ratified (approved) (January 17, 1973)
Marcos ran for the Constitutional Convention in 1973 again and this time was "approved" of the people, here he was now more powerful because of martial law and fear. He arrested other delegates, bribed people, detained people, tortured people, and manipulated people into making the wrong choice. And because of this, he stayed in power. -
LABAN Party Founding (January, 1978)
LABAN is a filipino presidential party that was supposedly running for the elections against Marcos in 1978, the thing is their candidate was Ninoy Aquino who was detained at the time by Marcos in one of his military camps and was even sentenced to death. This confused the people, and obviously Marcos held elections to fool the US into thinking that it was a democracy and not a dictatorship, which it was. -
Noise Barrage
All over Metro Manila, a new form of protests occured. This was called the noise barrage, where everyone came together and made the loudest noises possible to be heard by the filipino government. This was used to make a statement against Marcos. -
Aquino Heart attack/sent to US
On May 8th 1980, this was the day when Marcos allowed Ninoy Aquino to travel to the US following a heart attack he suffered in Marcos's military camp/jail. -
Marcos elections (1981), boycotted by opposition
In 1981, Marcos had another presidential election held but this time, most opposition parties refused to run against Marcos and boycotted as a form of protest (Aquino was already sent to US for heart treatment). However, retired general Alejo Santos of the Nacionalista Party did run for president, but Marcos ended up winning anyway. -
Aquino Assassination
On this day Ninoy Aquino was assassinated the day he landed back home in Manila after going to the US for a heart bypass. Shot clean straight through the head. -
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Confetti Revolution
After the assassination, following Aquino's death a new kind of revolution occured during Aquino's funeral march. The ones who kept quiet in Marcos's reign, the fearful, protested and joined in making it a lot more powerful. The confetti revolution, less violent, but everyone was involved. This led towards the Edsa Revolution. -
Marcos Calls for Snap Elections (November 3, 1985)
After a US reporter in a way challenged Marcos in a interview by questioning him if the people really do want him as their leader, Marcos answered by announcing snap elections right aways giving everyone 60 days to campaign. Although the majority of the campaigning parties boycotted (withdraw from election as form of protest) Marcos, Cory Aquino campaigned and was clearly the winning side. However, from violence and fraud, Marcos's side won. -
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EDSA Uprising (Revolution)
The Edsa Revolution, this is the Philippines's historic 4 day protest against Marcos where justice finally came true. 2 high ranking men from Marcos's military including former president General Ramos, rose against Marcos in 2 military camps in Edsa with about 500 rebel military men with them. Marcos was surely going to eliminate them with his troops, but then millions of filipinos surrounded the rebel soldiers and together they fought Marcos and his troops without any weapons. -
Marcos Family Flees the Philippines
As an act of retreat, the Marcos Family finally flees the Philippines as the people celebrate victoriously, starting fresh and spry with the new government and the new free country.
