Claim 187

A September 25, 1972 censorship order required news reports to have positive national value and barred any editorial opinion or commentary critical of the military or law enforcement.

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

Statement: A September 25, 1972 censorship order required news reports to have positive national value and barred any editorial opinion or commentary critical of the military or law enforcement.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Content required positive national value
About: incident 1972-philippines-marcos-martial-law-media-closures
Source: FAST FACTS: How Marcos silenced, controlled the media during Martial Law
Publisher: Rappler
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

news reports of positive national value