During martial law, the formidable leader, Ferdinand Marcos, promulgated hundreds of Presidential Decree, in the absence of Congress, but some of them were not supposedly publicized.
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| Formal Declaration of Martial Law to the Public |
Ferdinand
Emmanuel Edralin Marcos declared martial law by virtue of Proclamation 1081 on
September 21, 1972. However, after nearly nine years of autocratic rule and by
means of Proclamation 2045, martial law was lifted on January 17, 1981.
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| Medals: Service Cross, Silver Star and Purple Heart |
Aside from being
an adept leader of the country then, the late strongman also possessed an
extraordinary memory or eidetic ability which he could memorize sounds, images,
shapes etc in short term memory without the use of mnemonics. This phenomenal
memory was attested by the former speech writer of Marcos, Miriam
Defensor-Santiago, when there was a time when she was urgently asked to compose
speech in no time despite the limited time allotted. Thus, Santiago only
dictated to the president his well-versed insight of the topic which was
approximately 20-25 pages in length. The dictation was undertaken moment before
the president's speaking engagement. As if it was premeditatedly drafted, the
former president impeccably recalled and delivered the speech in verbatim and
suave manner.
In addition,
Marcos could recite the 1935 Constitution from cover to cover.
The excellent aptitude
of Marcos astounded many including foreign author who mentioned his innate
talent in the book: The Marcos Dynasty.
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