The Philippines in 1980
The Gathering Storm
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8369289 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clark D Neher (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 261-273 |
| Publication date | 1981-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Survey (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-4687 • E-ISSN: 1533-838X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2643771 |
| OpenAlex | W2066166562 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
A HOST OF FORCES, some violent, others in themselves trivial but in ensemble potentially disruptive, continued in 1980 to threaten the fortress of Philippine martial law. The cracks in the fortress widened as urban terrorism struck Manila, opposition groups began both to unite and enlarge their base, the economy deteriorated, and establishment institutions such as the World Bank reported that the authority of President Ferdinand Marcos had eroded and was increasingly precarious. Benigno Aquino, former senator and leading dissidentin-exile, warned President Marcos of terrible gathering storm that may well turn the Philippines into the next flash point in Southeast Asia. President Marcos moved resolutely and with great agility to counter the forces against him. He retained his enormous influence over every facet of Philippine political life by using his powers over the media, his capacity to mobilize influential supporters and coopt his opposition, and his skill in carrying out surprise moves. President Marcos kept his opponents off-balance through continuous, often contradictory assertions about normalization. At the end of the year he announced that martial law would end in January 1981. Elections for a new parliament would follow in 1984. Marcos had made similar assertions throughout the eight-year period of martial law but always with conditions-namely, peace and order in Mindanao, stability throughout the nation, and a strong economy. The December announcement was made unconditionally, suggesting that more credence be placed in his statement. Newspaper columnists surmised that the President wanted normalization before the planned trip (long delayed) of the Pope to the Philippines in February 1981
Climatology · Geography · Meteorology · Storm · Asian Studies and History · Environmental Science · Geology · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Philippine History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |