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YearDateEventSource 1972September 17 or 21 (accounts vary)Pres. Marcos signs the Proclamation No.

1081 document, placing the entirety of the Philippines under Martial Law.^[2][3][26]September 22Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile survives an "assassination" attempt.^[2][12]Pres.

Marcos announces that he had placed the entire country under martial law, with the earlier "ambush" as a pretext.^[2][12]Marcos issues Letter of Instruction no.

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1, which orders the closure of media establishments and wire agencies. ^[2][26]Sen. Ninoy Aquino is the first person to arrested under Proclamation No. 1081, at a late-night meeting of opposition legislators, shortly before midnight. ^[2][12]September 23

In the early morning hours following Aquino Jr.'s arrest, media practitioners and opposition figure