 Other watershed events that would later radicalize many otherwise "moderate" opposition members include the February 1971 Diliman Commune; the August 1971 suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in the wake of the Plaza Miranda bombing; the September 1972 declaration of Martial Law; the 1980 murder of Macli-ing Dulag; and the August 1983 assassination of Ninoy Aquino.This radicalization led to a significant growth of the CPP and of the New People's Army under the Marcos administration.Writer and peace advocate Gus Miclat cites the example of Mindanao