"As the 70's begin, the nation grows increasingly frustrated with the government... protest actions and riots rock the capital."
In 1971, Marcos' Nacionalista Party is defeated by the opposition in the senatorial elections. The political power base of Ferdinand Marcos slowly erodes.
Marcos pushes for a constitutional convention, which will allow him to run again in 1973.... the convention is marred by allegations of bribery.
Nearing the end of his final term in 1973, Ferdinand Marcos is to perpetuate a series of events that would lead to one of the darkest chapters in the nation's history...
Ahead of the "INQUIRER Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung" fashion show at the Rigodon Ballroom of the Peninsula Manila in Makati City on July 31, 2008, it was another people power revolution led by president Karen Lourdes "Tito Keren" Pascual, due to the series of protests in Metro Manila, along with the Pia Cayetano and Paolo Abrera affair.
Bagamat pa lang, na mahigit sa simula ang tambalang Pia Cayetano-Paolo Abrera or CGAP, mga personalidad sa sektor ng Aliwan, pamumuhay, Pampalakasan at negosyo.
ikadalawampu't isang ng Setyembre, taong 1972 - Ipinahahayag ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos ang Batas Militar sa isang pagbabalita sa himpapawid.
Sa bisa ng General Order No. 1, inutos ni Marcos ang pagdakip at pagpapabilanggo sa mga sumusunod na politiko at mamamahayag na bumabatikos kay Marcos: ito ay kinabibilangan nina kinatawan Roque Ablan, Jr. at Rafael Aquino, mga Senador na sina Benigno Aquino, Jr., Jose W. Diokno at Ramon Mitra, Jr., mga Gobernador na sina Rolando Puzon at Lino Bocalan, dating Senador Francisco Rodrigo, mga delagado sa Kumbensiyon Konstitusyonal na sina Napoleon Rama, Enrique Voltaire Garcia, II, Teofisto Guingona, Jr., Bren Guiao, Alejandro Lichauco, Jose Nolledo, Jose Concepcion, Jr., at Jose Mari Velez, mga mamamahayag na sina Joaquin "Chino" Roces, Maximo Soliven, Teodoro Locsin, Sr., Amando Doronilla, Renato Constantino, at Luis Mauricio. Pinatalsik rin ni Marcos ang ilang mga kawani ng tanggapan ng pamahalaan sa bisa ng Presidential Decree No. 1 o ang "Integrated Reorganization Plan". Tanging ang pahayagang Daily Express at mga estasyon ng pamahalaan ang pinahintulutang magpatuloy ng kanilang operasyong pamamahayag. Kalauna'y pinahintulutan ding magbukas ang pahayagang Manila Bulletin Today (na pag-aari ng Hans Menzi na malapit kay Marcos), mga estasyon ng Radio Philippine Network at Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation na pag-aari ng crony ni Marcos na si Roberto Benedicto, at ang estasyon ng Republic Broadcasting System na kilala sa tawag na GMA Network, na ang isa sa mga nagmamay-ari ay si Gilberto Duavit na malapit sa Pangulong Marcos. Binuwag rin ni Marcos ang Kongreso ng Pilipinas at naalisan ng tungkulin ang mga senador at kinatawan. Sa ilalim ng Batas Militar, nagkaroon si Marcos bilang Pangulo ng bansa ng kapangyarihang lehislatibo o paggawa ng batas. Gumawa siya ng mga Kautusang Pampanguluhan (Presidential Decree), Kautusang Pangkalahatan (General Order) at Liham Pagpapatupad (Letter of Instruction). Ang mga ito ang mangangasiwa sa Pamahalaan at lahat ng mga sibilyang kapangyarihan. Ang Kautusang Pampanguluhan ay may bisa at lakas tulad ng mga batas na ipinapalabas ng dating Kongreso. Bukod tangi ang pagpapairal ng Batas Militar sa Pilipinas. Hindi tulad ng ibang mga bansa na nagpapairal ng Batas Militar. Hindi ang hukbo ang nangangasiwa sa pamahalaan kundi ang mga pinunong sibilyan rin.
In 1973, Evelyn gave birth to a baby girl and at the same day, Gani went to the United States after he was enlisted at the US Navy but at the same time, Evelyn went back to her mother. Emmanuel is going to the Bataan for his interview about the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant but Julián went so furious because he thinks that he started to forget the martial law and he might get caught also there were soldiers everywhere in one place. The next day, Emmanuel left for Bataan for his interview and then two days later the Bartolome family went to the beach in the afternoon.
In 1974, Jules' friend and was injured while being shot in the knee and the entire family is extracting the bullet out of his knee. A few days later, he began to hangout with Emmanuel and at the following day, Jules left the house again realizing that he cannot stay there for long.
In 1975, Bingo celebrates his birthday and they throw a birthday party in his family house until night. And after a couple of months without returning to his house, Jules was revealed to have been married to Mara (Ana Capri) and they both have a baby boy. At night, they were burning rebellious pamphlets to avoid them from being seen by soldiers but instead, there are carolers standing and singing in front of the house.
In 1976, a group of soldiers arrive at their house for the search and arrest order led by Jules, who became a political officer. The next day, Amanda and Bingo release two of their own pet birds to fly away for their freedom, but they will know that those birds will come back to them. At night there is a phone call, and Emmanuel is shocked because Jules is subsequently sent to prison after his friend betrays them by revealing himself to be an undercover government operative. He also survived from torture but instead he was also electrified and sleep on the ice box and in front of the electric fan while being naked. At Christmas Day, Jason went home late from caroling and he learns that there was no curfew, but he wants to date with his girlfriend, Bernadette tomorrow but his mother told to him that he can date with her anytime but not during Christmas Day.
In 1977, Amanda learns that Jason was missing, she and her husband went to many police stations to look for their missing son all night long. And they learned that Jason was imprisoned for possession of marijuana but he was released for a few moments later and he was still missing. Emmanuel went to his friend and he said that there were three policemen who stabbed a young man to death, tying up his hands and salvage him to the dump. When he came home silently, he made a private talk to his father while a saddened Amanda sits down on the chair. While hearing loud cries, the young man was revealed to be Jason who was stabbed to death and Amanda faints. At his funeral, Gani recently came back from the United States to attend his wake, the three brothers went to his body crying. Bingo was still sad because he thought that he was still mad at him, he said that Bernadette wanted to introduce Jason to her parents during Christmas Day but he died. Julián explains to Amanda that there were thousands of people killed during the martial law. Amanda and her friends went to Jason's grave and she convinces that it is best for her to live without her own children because she thought that her children can die early, she began to cry and she said that Jason wasn't a bad person. Even though that he is a demon, he is not really a bad person. Amanda plans that she and Julián to be separated, she wanted to live alone and also she had a feeling from Jules when he is in prison but she wanted to be proud of herself. Amanda went to Emmanuel and there was a stage rehearsal for activists. A few moments later, Bingo informs to his mother that they will not be separated because Jules was released from prison. At the prison cell, the Bartolomes visited Jules for his release from prison while he was saying goodbye to his fellow inmates.
In 1978 during the Batasang Pambansa Elections a group of people are parading on the city street in Manila causing a moderate traffic on the road. The Bartolome family started to join the activist group called the Kilusad group to overthrow the Marcos regime. Emmanuel went on stage to lead his fellow activists to sing the Lupang Hinirang.
And then in 1983, the Bartolome family attend the wake of Ninoy Aquino at the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City after his assassination and Amanda begins to join a large group of activists at the Post Office Building to overthrow the Marcos regime once and for all. The Marcos regime was peacefully overthrown in 1986 when Corazon Aquino was sworn into office as president until 1992.
On July 16 at Setyembre 14, 1986, ABS-CBN Ipinagpatuloy ang ang kanyang operasyon pagkatapos ng 14 taon ng kanilang pagsasara. Simula noon, ang TV station DWWX-TV at dalawang mga istasyon ng radyo ay binuksan ng isang sumusunod na re-opening.
