Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Jenụwarị 17, 1981, Onyeisi ala Marcos kwupụtara mwepụ nke iwu agha site na Nkwupụta Nke 2045; n'okwu ya, o meghekwaara "New Republic". Ọ bụ ezie na iwu agha agwụla, Marcos jigidere iwu ndị isi ala niile, ikike iwu na nkwụsịtụ nke ihe ùgwù nke akwụkwọ ikike nke habeas corpus. A na-eche na iwepụ iwu agha bụ n'ihi nhọpụta nke onye isi ala US bụ Ronald Reagan, onye Marcos chọrọ ka ya na ya nwee mmekọrịta chiri anya na onye ga-abụ
emere ya naanị ụbọchị atọ ka e mesịrị, na ọbịbịa nke Pope John Paul nke Abụọ na mba ahụ. N'ọnwa Febụwarị, ụlọ omebe iwu Batasang Pambansa (ụlọ omebe iwu) gafere mmezigharị iwu nke gbanwere usoro omebe iwu nke gọọmentị gaa na ọkara onye isi ala dịka nke France. Ndị ntuliaka kwadoro mmezi ahụ na plebiscite emere n'ọnwa Eprel. Marcos kwuziri na a ga-eme ntuliaka onyeisiala n'ọnwa June.