[Book Launch] Martial Law in the Philippines: Lessons and Legacies, 1972-2022

The Ateneo University Press together with the Ateneo School of Government, and the Ateneo Martial Law Museum will launch the new title, Martial Law in the Philippines: Lessons and Legacies, 1972-2022. Scheduled for Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 3:00 pm, the book launch will be held onsite at the Pacifico Ortiz Hall, Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University, and online through Zoom and Facebook live.

Edited by Edilberto C. De Jesus and Ivyrose S. Baysic, Martial Law in the Philippines is composed of essays revisiting the martial law regime imposed by Ferdinand Marcos Sr. fifty years ago. This book provides information and analyses of its legacy of complex and contentious issues that still require resolution.

The book is divided into three parts–Society and Culture, Political Economy and Governance, and Peace and Security. Under Society and Culture, readers can select from cultural politics, dictatorial fantasies, populism and authoritarianism, religion, urban poor organizing, indigenous people, Chinese-Filipino identity, and Filipino values in a global context. Political Economy and Governance cover topics such as party politics, electoral reform, media roles, the Constitution, population management, and crony economic governance. While the Peace and Security chapters spotlight terror and violence, the move from Marcos Sr. to Marcos Jr., and the Left.

Ateneo de Manila University Professor Mary Racelis shares that “almost everything you ever wanted to know about martial law and its long-term effects leaps out of these pages. Genuine gold right there in eighteen compelling chapters!” Racelis will also be joining the editors for a panel discussion at the book launch.

RSVP is required. Kindly register on or before Saturday, February 18, at bit.ly/MLPH-launch and indicate whether you are attending onsite or online.

Martial Law in the Philippines: Lessons and Legacies, 1972-2022, published by Bughaw, an imprint of Ateneo de Manila University Press, will be available at the Ateneo Press’s online stores on February 21.
 

About the editors

Edilberto C. de Jesus is professor emeritus and president of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) from 2009 to 2012. Prior to this appointment, he was president of the University of the Cordilleras in Baguio City (2008–2009). He accepted a concurrent appointment as Presidential Adviser on Rural Development in the Corazon C. Aquino cabinet in 1988 while serving as Deputy Commissioner in the Peace Commission. He returned to AIM in 1992 as Associate Dean for Research (1992–1995), leading the team that established the AIM Policy Forum, and served as its first Chair. He then served as president of Far Eastern University (FEU) in Manila in 1995. From 1995 to 2002, he served on the boards of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities and the Coordinating Council for Private Educational Associations. In 2002, he was appointed Secretary of Education before serving as Secretariat Director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (2005–2007) in Bangkok. Currently, de Jesus also serves as Senior Research Fellow of the Ateneo Policy Center of the School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University. 

Ivyrose S. Baysic is currently the Head of Ateneo Policy Center, the public policy think tank of the School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University. Prior to joining Ateneo, she served as Assistant Director of the Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness of the Asian Institute of Management. Baysic has more than a decade of professional experience in all aspects of research and publication and in the management of multimillion development projects.

Contributors

Vicente L. Rafael
Patricio N. Abinales
Randolf S. David
Jayeel S. Cornelio
Mary Racelis
Pedro Walpole, SJ
Teresita Ang See
Ricardo G. Abad
Julio C. Teehankee
Maria Elissa J. Lao
Miguel Paolo P. Rivera
Melinda Quintos de Jesus
Adolfo S. Azcuna
Ernesto M. Pernia
Emmanuel S. de Dios
Ronald U. Mendoza
Oscar Bulaong Jr.
Gabrielle Ann S. Mendoza
Alfred W. McCoy
Rommel Jude G. Ong
Joel Rocamora