Kailangan ba talaga natin ng Martial Law????

Hindi ko na siya naabutan pero dahil obsessed ako sa History nung nag-aaral pa ako i read and watched stories about martial law. Sa totoo lang its so hard to form an opinion sa mga bagay na hindi ko naman talaga naranasan but if you're going to define what martial law you will have a better understanding what went on during those times.

So according to wiki answer Martial Law is the

1. Temporary rule by military authorities, imposed on a civilian population especially in time of war or when civil authority has broken down. It may also be used during outbreaks of deadly illnesses.
2. The law imposed on an occupied territory by occupying military forces.

Among aspects of martial law are censorship of radio and newspapers, prohibition of the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, prohibition of gatherings of more than five persons in the street, and requirement of a permit from the local military authorities before any public meeting can be held. Religious meetings inside buildings may be tolerated by the authorities, held at hours not conflicting with the curfew.

In rare cases, martial law has been in effect with armed soldiers barring citizens from being out-of-doors after sunset.

So sa definition pa lang alam na natin martial law can only be use in time of emergency and even in those emergencies mentioned above, ML is still the last option.

Ngayong 4oth anniv ng martial law may mga nababasa ako na they are for martial law. Dalawang major reasons dahilan nito. So im going to discuss them like a bias teacher hehe... 

Isa sa mga naririnig ko na dahilan kung bakit kailangan daw natin ng ML ay dahil kulang daw tayo sa disiplina. 

Pulis ang tatay ko sundalo ang lolo ko ang mga tiyuhin ko ganoon din. And believe me guys you dont want to be disciplined military and police style.

Ito yung tipo ng disiplina na isinasaksak sayo imbis na ipinauunawa. When you're reviewing for an exam and you just memorized everything wala pang isang Linggo karamihan sa kinabisa mo limot mo na. Pero if you understand the theory behind the rule hindi mo siya makakalimutan. At ganyan dapat ang disiplina. Hindi lang dahil takot kang mapalo, maparusahan o masaktan. That kind of discipline will just teach you how to be defiant and angry.

Sabi nga ni Plato “Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.”

Isa pang dahilan kung bakit gusto ng tao ang martial law. Mas maganda daw ekonomiya noon. I've heard this  so many times at totoo yon. Maganda ang ekonomiya noon. Mataas ang GDP, self sufficient sa bigas, maraming tinayong gusali, nagfocus din ang gobyerno sa beautification courtesy of Imelda. 

But it was also the time when our government borrowed heavily sa mga bangko. At nang hindi na makautang sa mga local banks ay sa international banks at sa USA naman nangutang ang gobyerno. Ever heard of the term World Bank at IMF?? Isa sila sa mga inutangan natin noon siyempre may consequence yan. 

Three important developments occurred in connection with the 1970
Crisis: (1) the floating of the peso and devaluation, the centerpieces of a
stabilization package "dictated by the IMF; "9 (2) the adoption of policies
to promote "non-traditional" exports; and (3) the formation of a consortium
of aid donors chaired by the World Bank (WB).

In other word pag sinabing floating hindi na kontrolado ng government ang value ng peso kontra sa dollar. What happened? INFLATION. Ito yung tipo na umutang ka ng 5 dollars ngayon bukas ang babayaran mo na ay 60 pesos per dollar at hindi yon dahil sa interest kundi dahil sa exchange rate

Just to give you a clear idea guys from 1962 to 1969 ang exchange rate ay around 4 pesos is to 1 dollar.

noong 1970 tumalon siya sa 6 plus dahil sa kondisyon na palutangin yung value ng peso. Then after that steadily tumaas na siya ng tumaas. 1981 nalift ang martial law at ang palitan noon eh 8 is to 1.

by the year 1986 huling taon na ni Marcos sa puwesto 20 is to 1  na ang value ng peso to dollar. 

Ibig sabihin by 1986 lumobo na ng husto ang utang natin.

So basically hindi naman talaga kagandahan ang exchange rate noong panahon ni Marcos at ang ekonomiya natin ay pinapatakbo ng utang ika nga debt driven economy. Steady lang, hindi ganoon kasama hindi rin ganoon kaganda at kung ibabase sa karatig nating mga bansa medyo nahuhuli pa tayo ng konti noon.medyo tumaas kasi ang ekonomiya ng buong Asya noon at hindi tayo masyadong sumabay. (Of course you can do some research just to verify). or you can read this  http://www3.pids.gov.ph/ris/ms/pidsms90-12.pdf and then do another research. (Sarap maggoogle di ba?)

So i dont get it why people prefers martial law. Wala namang gera wala namang outbreak ng sakit na nakamamatay. OA ba tayo?? yung Amerika nga noong 9/11 hindi nagdeclare ng martial law tapos tayo gusto ng Martial Law?

Hello sige kayo hindi puwede dito ang super Junior dahil bawal under martial law magsama-sama ang mga tao ng higit sa lima. Hindi rin kayo makakapaggala masyado dahil 12 midnight kailangan nasa bahay na. Bawal din ang Anime noon. Nang dineklara ang martial Law pinutol na rin ang pagpapalabas ng Voltes V.

There is a reason kung bakit Martial law is always the last option at kung bakit temporary lang siya. Its always dangerous to put all powers to just one individual or institution. Almost ten years ang tinagal ng martial law sa Pilipinas at sa sampung taon na yon maraming human rights violation na nangyari. May mga yumaman ng todo habang lumayo ng husto ang gap ng mayaman sa mahirap. Ang kapangyarihan only belong to one man and his cronies. Do you honestly want that to happen again??

 

Hindi madaling maging malaya. Sabi nga ng iba hindi naman daw tayo totoong malaya dahil naghihirap pa rin ang bansa. Pero if we're going to give up our freedom in exchange for security (whether economic or military) then we don't deserve either. Hindi ko na matandaan kung sino nagsabi niyan pero kung sino man siya i agree with him.

So guys value your freedom.  
I leave you with this quote. 

“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”
― Abraham Lincoln

 Mahaba na ito.