Francisco Tatad "Proclamation No. 1081" (lost Filipino TV footage of presidential speech; 1972)
Fransisco Tatad.
Status: Lost
At 7:15pm on September 23, 1972, then-president Ferdinand Marcos imposed martial law in the entire Philippines, broadcasting it on television.[1] With other Filipino political elites in jail or exiled, media was also affected. TV networks such as ABS-CBN, MBC, ABC-5, and newspapers were closed. Only Roberto Benedicto's KBS-9 (now RPN-9/CNN Philippines) and Philippine Daily Express were allowed to continue their operations, due to his association to Ferdinand Marcos. RBS TV and IBC was initially closed, but they were allowed by the government to return on the air few months later.
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TV networks that time were closed due to martial law, showing static and color bars. KBS-9 went back on air in the afternoon, playing episodes of Hanna-Barbera's Wacky Races series. It was interrupted by then-Press Secretary Fransisco Tatad and he read Proclamation No. 1081.[2]
The page was written by Bob Chanco of PhilStar. Francisco Tatad went on-air at 3pm, while others said KBS-9 went on-air at 3pm.[3] Marcos' 7:15pm speech is available online, while the footage and the speech of Francisco Tatad haven't yet resurfaced.
References
- ↑ Declaration of Martial Law by Ferdinand Marcos. Retrieved 17 Nov '21
- ↑ PhilStar page about media during Martial Law. Retrieved 17 Nov '21
- ↑ Manila Times page about Martial Law, written by Xiao Chua. Retrieved 17 Nov '21