First Quarter Storm

faced one of his early challenges before the declaration of martial law.

Through the first quarter storm, a series of riots and protests by the labor sector and youth, this was a watershed moment that radicalized many people in the country, including conservatives, including devout Christians, Catholics, and Muslims.

from their ordinary lives to join underground resistance against the tyrannical government.

If the government chooses the path of censorship through false justifications, they will experience a similar situation as the first quarter storm and the Nepalese protests.

If the government cares about stability over profit, if the government truly cares about their children, about the lives of ordinary Filipinos.

This warning is not a threat.

Sadly, that illusion wouldn't survive the oncoming storm.

Known today as the First Quarter Storm, that political cyclone basically did for the Philippines what the Galveston Hurricane did for Texas.

As Marcos began his second term, insane social currents were swirling, creating a highly volatile cocktail.

There was brewing resentment at Filipino involvement in the Vietnam War, a growing pushback against US imperialism, upheaval on campuses.