11K views · 183 reactions | 'BIGGEST CASE OF MASS HYPNOSIS IN WORLD HISTORY.' Historian Manolo Quezon explains why September 23, 1972 was the correct date when martial law began in the Philippines. Even those who have lived through the martial law era didn't remember the way it happened, he says, "they remembered what Marcos wanted them to remember." Why is this a big deal though? Quezon explains further in #ANCHeadstart. | ABS-CBN News | Facebook

September 23, 1972 – The day that President Ferdinand Marcos announced on television that he had placed the entirety of the Philippines under martial law. In this clip from our short film "Towards a Working Democracy", we recount the impact of that day and proclamation. #TodayInHistory *The full short film was originally located at the end of our Dioramas of Philippine History. First mounted in 2004, this short film tells the continuing story of the Filipino. | Ayala Museum