The slogan "Sa ikauunlad ng bayan, disiplina ang kailangan" (
Filipino for "For the nation's progress, discipline is needed")
was a political catchphrase created by the administration of Philippine President
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. ( , , ; September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial ...
after his declaration of
martial law, as a justification for his authoritarian rule and in an effort to promote the "new society".
the racist
trend of government propaganda from the Philippines'
Spanish and
American
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colonial periods to
portray Filipinos as children unable to govern themselves,
the slogan was used to justify the "
disciplining" of Philippine society by a "
benevolent strongman" who knows what is best and who could therefore "lead the country through a period of
chaos".
However,
Ariel Ureta, one of the TV personalities during Martial Law mocked the slogan into "Sa ikauunlad ng bayan, bisikleta ang kailangan" (Filipino for "''For the nation's progress, bicycle is needed''"). After that mocking, he was allegedly caught by the
Philippine Constabulary (PC) and was sent to
Camp Crame, where he required to ride a bicycle within the whole PC headquarters. Ureta later denied the story.
See also
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Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
The New Society Movement ( fil, Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, KBL), formerly named the New Society Movement of United Nationalists, Liberals, et cetera ( fil, Kilusang Bagong Lipunan ng Nagkakaisang Nacionalista, Liberal, at iba pa, KBLNNL), is a ...
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Marcos propaganda
References
Ferdinand Marcos
Philippine political catchphrases
Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos
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