PHILIPPINES: PRESIDENT MARCOS VOTES IN REFERENDUM TO DECIDE WHETHER TO CONTINUE RULE BY MARTIAL LAW.
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328811
PHILIPPINES: PRESIDENT MARCOS VOTES IN REFERENDUM TO DECIDE WHETHER TO CONTINUE RULE BY MARTIAL LAW.
- Title: PHILIPPINES: PRESIDENT MARCOS VOTES IN REFERENDUM TO DECIDE WHETHER TO CONTINUE RULE BY MARTIAL LAW.
- Date: 19th October 1976
- Summary: 1. GV AND SV People decorating cars with balloons. (2 shots) 0.10 2. GV Ballot centre. 0.13 3. GV AND SV People voting at ballot centre. (2 shots) 0.26 4. SV Mrs. Marcos entering ballot centre. 0.34 5. SV Crowd watching Mrs. Marcos filling ballot. 0.35 6. SV Mrs. Marcos filling ballot. 0.38 7. SV Mrs. Marcos dropping ballot into the box. 0.45 8. SV President Marcos filling ballot. 0.50 9. GV Crowd watching Marcos dropping ballot. 0.51 10. SV President Marcos dropping ballot into the box. 0.56 11. GV Catholic church. 1.00 12. GV People inside the church. 1.01 13. SV Priests preparing anti-referendum leaflets. 1.05 14. SV Priests distributing leaflets to guests. 1.10 15. GV Crowds outside the church. 1.15 Initials VS 20.000 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 3rd November 1976 12:00
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- Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
- Country: Philippines
- Reuters ID: LVA7O9JK4SZQQR7XV2Q8YO2050AU
- Story Text: In the Philippines a referendum on the continuation of President Marcos' rule by decree under martial law was held on Sunday (17 October).
SYNOPSIS: In the capital Manila President Marcos' supporters were out in force on polling day as people throughout the Philippines voted to decide whether or not they were in favour of the President's four-year-old martial law administration. Early results indicated a massive show of support for the retention of the present system of government. Of the first 350,000 votes counted, 95 per cent were in favour of martial law. Among the first to cast their vote was the wife of the President, Mrs. Imelda Marcos.
The president and is wife have been campaigning to have the present form of administration retained along with s special package of constitutional amendments. These would allow the President to convene a partly elected and partly appointed assembly. However, during the campaign, President. Marcos emphasised that such an assembly would in no way mean that the would forfeit his right to rule by decree.
Among those opposing martial law, a number of Roman Catholic group urged a boycott of the referendum saying it was a farcical foregone conclusion.
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