President Ferdinand E. Marcos was the tenth President of the Philippines and was the sixth and the last President of the Third Republic of the Philippines. He assumed office on December 30, 1965. He was re-elected in 1969 becoming the first President to serve a second term. President Ferdinand E. Marcos was barred from running for a third term as president in 1973 so on September 23, 1972, by virtue of a presidential Proclamation No. 1081 which was signed on September 21, 1972, he declared Martial Law citing the threats of the Communists and Muslim insurgencies as justification which had come into force and would extend his rule beyond the constitutional two-term limit. After the lifting of Martial Law, on June 16, 1981, the First Presidential Elections of the Fourth Republic was held. President Ferdinand E. Marcos ran and won over the other candidates. On November 3, 1985, he announced that a presidential snap election would take place the following year due to escalating discontent from the public and pressure from foreign allies. The snap election was legalized with the passage of Batas Pambansa Blg. 883. The election was held on February 7, 1986. The Commission on Election (COMELEC) declared President Ferdinand E. Marcos as the winner, on the other hand, the National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) declared Corazon C. Aquino. The failed election process resulted to the People Power Movement. President Ferdinand E. Marcos was President until February 25, 1986, Corazon C. Aquino was inaugurated as the President of the Philippines at Club Filipino, and afterwards, President Ferdinand E. Marcos held his inauguration at the Malacañan Palace. After the inauguration, the Marcos Family hurriedly fled the palace.
The Executive Issuances of President Ferdinand E. Marcos began with Administrative Order No. 1, signed on December 30, 1965 and ended with Executive Order No. 1093 that was signed on February 22, 1986.
President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ documents were gathered from its official sources such as the Official Gazette of the Philippines; Malacañang Records Office’s Book of Executive Issuances; Presidential Speeches Volume Nos. 1 to 10; Encounter with Destiny; and the Dictatorship and Revolution: Roots of People’s Power.
The American Psychological Association (APA) style was used for the citation. The titles that have been provided by the researchers are enclosed in square brackets, considering that the exact wordings and its order were not verbatim from the document being described. Book titles are italicized while the speech titles are not. If in any case that the book title is the same as the title of the speech, it is transcribed in italics because it is the book title.
Volume 1: Official Week/Month in Review
- This is the first volume of President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ official papers, which constitutes the 10th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Marcos’ Official Week in Review, a chronicle of the Presidents’ official affairs, i.e., their principal activities and undertakings.
Volume 2: Appointments and Designations
- This is the Comprehensive List of Cabinet appointments, 1899-2016. In lieu of the second volume of President Ferdinand E. Marcos’s official papers, which was meant to constitute the 10th book of the Messages of the President series, we are providing this list. This volume serves as an initial basis for collecting President Marcos’ Appointments and Designations, a record of the individual appointments and designations by the President of the Philippines.
Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents
- This is the third volume of President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ official papers, which constitutes the 10th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Marcos’ Historical Papers and Documents, which include letters, statements, and other documents deemed of historical significance.
Volume 4: Executive Orders (Part 1)
Volume 4: Executive Orders (Part 2)
Volume 4: Executive Orders (Part 3)
Volume 4: Executive Orders (Part 4)
Volume 4: Executive Orders (Part 5)
- This is the fourth volume of President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ official papers, which constitutes the 10th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Marcos’ Executive Orders, which provide for rules of a general or permanent character in implementation or execution of constitutional or statutory powers.
Volume 5: Administrative Orders (Part 1)
Volume 5: Administrative Orders (Part 2)
- This is the fifth volume of President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ official papers, which constitutes the 10th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Marcos’ Administrative Orders, which relate to particular aspects of governmental operations in pursuance of the President’s duties as administrative head of the Executive Department.
Volume 6: Proclamations
- This is the sixth volume of President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ official papers, which constitutes the 10th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Marcos’ proclamations, which fix a date or declare a status or condition of public interest or importance.
Volume 7: General Orders
Volume 7: Letter of Implementations
- This is the seventh volume of President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ official papers, which constitutes the 10th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Marcos’ General Orders and Letter of Implementations.
