SEN. Maria Josefa Imelda “Imee” Marcos has invited close friends and “loyalists” for a simple gathering at their old house in San Juan City to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law.
Members of Defend Southern Tagalog (DEFEND ST) group hold up a two-faced Marcos mural, depicting the like-father, like-son parallelisms of their Marcosian regime, during a demonstration rally in commemoration of the 51st anniversary of the Martial Law declaration, held along Roxas Boulevard across the United States Embassy in Manila, on 21 September 2023. PHOTO by Mike Alquinto
The senator’s father, the late president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared Martial Law on Sept. 21, 1972.
Marcos’ office on Wednesday sent a media advisory, in Filipino, which stated: “You are invited to – 5 decades and 1 year, 5 questions in 1 scene, 5-in-1 in 51.”
“On the 51st year since the Martial Law Declaration on Thursday, September 21, 2023, there will be a simple get-together with some friends and loyalists at 204 Mariano Marcos Street, Barangay Maytunas, San Juan City, starting at 4:30 in the afternoon,” the advisory read.
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Before the gathering at Marcos’ ancestral home, the senator visited Nueva Ecija to distribute AICS (Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation) benefits to qualified residents of Sto. Domingo, Aliaga, Cabanatuan City and Laur.
The 4,000 AICS beneficiaries received P3,000 each.
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