The Causes And Actions Of Martial Law In The Philippines

When the Philippines came under the control of the United States in 1898, they were met with internal and external resistance, both peaceful and violent. Many Americans believed that the Philippines should be an independent nation, and Philippine nationalists rose up to fight off their American rulers. Filipinos waged a war in support of their own independence, only to suffer defeat three years later with civilian losses totaling over 200,000. Still, their resistance to the Americans was not without support. US forces had burned villages, implemented civilian re-concentration policies, and employed torture in their methods of dealing with defiance.

Chilean citizens were killed, imprisoned, tortured, and exiled during the reign of dictator General Augusto Pinochet. The dictatorship started to come to an end when Pinochet attempted to formally authorize his rule, by instituting a constitution that stated he could rule for 8 more years. At the time that he did this, opposition to his regime was already growing and street protests were becoming increasingly violent and pronounced. In response to Pinochet passing the constitution, the government legalized political parties and held a vote. Pinochet was voted out of office, yet when it happened the people were shocked.

Upon McKinley’s assassination, a (relatively) young Theodore Roosevelt found himself in the position of President of the United States. A man of action – perhaps unnecessary action- Roosevelt was unafraid of the political consequences of his bold and often unilateral decision making, both domestically and abroad. U.S. governance in the Philippines had already

The Filipino people had helped the US fight the Spanish-American War in hope to gain independence in return. However, instead of gaining independence the Philippines was annexed to the United States on December 10, 1898. When the Filipino’s had found they were going to be ruled over once again they were very unhappy, after all they had helped the US. When Aguinaldo had found out that the Philippines were going to be controlled by the US, he had declared war on the United States.

     First of all I think that the if we would have maybe let some of the well respected citizens in our great nation to speak their opinions and if the government would have listened to the that maybe we could have evaded war and ended our struggle with the Filipinos peacefully. One example of the great citizens that I was talking about would be Mark Twain who said "We have robbed a trusting friend of his land and his liberty; we have debauched America’s honor and blackened her face before the world…" If we would have listened to Mark Twain who knows how things would have ended up!

Unfortunately, not all police officers or citizens commit ethical or wise actions. Because of this fact, there countless problems between police and the public. An example could be issue with failing to protect human life, such as corrupt shootings or suicide. By understanding the issues and controversies that surround the public and police officers, difficulties on both sides can be recognized an a possible solution can be brought up. The policy’s ability to use discretion, should be limited so that it lessens the chance of corrupt misuse.

In the past centuries, colonialism has been a country’s way of gaining great amounts of wealth and cheap labor. The idea of colonialism has been heavily controversial, in terms of today’s standards. In the United States of America, Americans were also against this idea, since they also have been under the harsh rule of the British empire. However, after the Spanish-American war ended in 1898 through the Treaty of Paris, the US government decided to own the colonies that have been ceded by the Spanish. This decision marked the turning point in American history because it violated their constitution and redefined what it means to be the”upholders” of democracy. In one of the acquired colonies, the Philippines expected ultimate independence instead of a change of colonial power. This allowed conflict to mount between the two countries, which prompted the Filipinos to stage a revolt against the Americans. Unfortunately, because of the U.S. government’s dedication to establish its sovereignty over the islands, the desire of the Filipinos to gain their independence, and the economic implications of the islands towards America, the two countries were unable to form a compromise leading to the Philippine-American War. This resulted to the death of more than 250,000 Filipinos and 4,200 U.S. troops. Ironically, this ugly encounter between the Americans and the Filipinos brought peace and strong relations after the war that last until today.

Through time, he has become a very public figure, even considered relevant in the political sphere due to his abilities with as a writer and as a speaker. The mysticism of Marcos as a leader relies in the fact that he is more than a name, but instead represents the ideals of Zapatismo and as the author says “Marcos, more than a name, is a universal symbol of resistance”

In this argument, I believe the failures of the initial Philippine colonial project not only retrogressed the islanders back into their primitive informal aristocracy but actually help unify and modernize a regime that was the complete reversal of American intentions. The result of the type of Filipino government after reconstruction were significantly constrained by Anti-Imperialists tensions from the metropole and continued to reshape itself by many additional constraints from the Filipino legislation. Only about fifty years later of political administration would enable the development of an autonomic government.

The first articles comes from directly from a mostly white perspective. It based around the city of Charleston in South Carolina. Most of the people are unhappy, but foresee the eventual conclusion of their fighting and feel helpless to even make a move to rebel because of the martial law. One resident in specifically stated that he “hate[s] all you Yankees most heartily in a general sort of way. But find you clever enough personally and [he] expects it’ll be a good thing for us to have you come down here with your money, though it’ll go against the grain of us pretty badly.” Another said “you won’t see the real sentiment of our people, for we are under military rule; we are whipped, and we are going to make the best of things; but we hate

The reason why is because it not only takes care of crazy people but can decrease the crime level. Even to believe that if a citizen over the age of 18 can’t act their age and follow laws then who's to say the police department or Marshall Law does not have authority to do anything necessary to solve problem. But like was said before to a certain extent the problems can be solved in an appropriate manner. In this case Marshall Law the authority basically at this point can do anything necessary meaning people can even be killed at this level of the case. Marshall Law is an exercise of the government controlled by the military authorities over civilization of a designated territory. Marshall Law is generally an act of last resort. Courts will uphold a decision to use troops only if its necessary and proper. Some people believe that the government meaning the police go a little too far with their authority. And some might not think so and agree with the authority. The authority should be handled by the government (police) because for so many years it's been that way. The way that the people are used too instead of causing more problems to change it. Peace and balance should be incorporated into the world as well meaning if there wasn't so much violence then our world and society could be a better place to live. How could the world even control themselves without the authority of some

Many nations have gone through a force of change when citizen decide to not to follow the law, they defy the law, knowing their consequences, did it for what is right for them. For example, America

that the settlers, who were uninvolved in the conflict, were in danger and fear for their lives from the attacks and it has been necessary to introduce the ability to take any action necessary to stop it. There is also mention of attacks on black women in the reasons for implementation, although it does not advise who the perpetrators of the attacks were. The document goes on to advise that cruelty towards those being brought to order under the decree was deemed unnecessary and women and children were to

However, it was Marcos who envisioned a “New Society” or a “Bagong Lipunan” that urged the “poor and privileged” to work as one for the country’s economic goals through “self-realization.” (5.Y) Which, as previously stated, are work and/or study ethics of the Chinese and Jewish (a strong sense of self – of hunger for knowledge). In addition, it was also during Marcos’ regime that the GNP (Gross National Product, a development indicator of a country [definition from Turning Points IV]) in 1980 became four times greater than the country’s GNP in 1972 with an average annual growth rate of 6.6%. It was also during this time

In 1972, President Ferdinand E. Marcos (1965-86) declared martial law, citing growing lawlessness and open rebellion by the communist rebels as his justification. Marcos governed from 1973 until mid-1981 in accordance with the transitory provisions of a new constitution that replaced the commonwealth constitution of 1935. He suppressed democratic institutions and restricted civil liberties during the martial law period, ruling largely by decree and popular referenda. The government began a process of political normalization during 1978-81, culminating in the reelection of President Marcos to a 6-year term that would have ended in 1987. The Marcos government's respect for human rights remained low despite the end of martial law on January 17, 1981. His government retained its wide arrest and detention powers. Corruption and favoritism contributed to a serious decline in economic growth and development under Marcos.