So if anyone is interested, I asked my mom about Marcos (late President/dictator of the Philippines) and Martial Law, and here's what she said. However, she said it's a narrow take on Martial Law, specific to the life of a college student.

"Before Martial law was imposed, many of us marched in rallies vs. Marcos. I was in the rally to Plaza Miranda which was the rally that pushed Marcos to declare Martial Law. We marched from school to the plaza. Lots of us from the exclusive schools were quite into rallying vs. Marcos. Some of our friends were more activist than others.

On the morning that Marcos declared martial law, we did not get the daily papers. There was no tv nor radio broadcasting. Yet somehow word spread that martial law had been declared. I was in college at that time. Most of us were afraid to leave home as we did not know what to expect.

Our lives were quite changed. The boys could not have long hair. Some of the long haired boys had to go to the government camps. That was very scary as you were always fearful for your safety. Marcos imposed a curfew so that we could no longer stay out past midnight. Everyone had to be home. Anyone caught out past curfew would be taken to camp."