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Abstract
During the first five hours of the martial law regime, Filipinos were rapidly introduced to a new malevolent military institution, the like of which had not been seen since the establishment of the third Republic of the Philippines in 1946. I am referring to the construction of detention areas and to the illegal practice by the military of holding persons under custody, within the military reservations, for a period of time lasting anywhere from two weeks to two years—the maximum period being determined only by the age of the martial law declaration.