Claim

Claim 186

Letter of Instruction No. 1 said the takeover of media was meant to prevent privately owned newspapers, magazines and broadcast facilities from being used for propaganda purposes against the government.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Letter of Instruction No. 1 said the takeover of media was meant to prevent privately owned newspapers, magazines and broadcast facilities from being used for propaganda purposes against the government.
Field: stated_justification
Value: LOI No. 1 rationale
About: incident 1972-philippines-marcos-martial-law-media-closures
Source: FAST FACTS: How Marcos silenced, controlled the media during Martial Law archived copy
Publisher: Rappler
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

[I]n order to prevent the use of privately owned newspapers, magazines, radio and television facilities and all other media of communications, for propaganda purposes against the government...