Martial Law Era
By 1972, Max Solivén was one of the two most influential columnists at the Manila Times. When President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law, Solivén was arrested at two o'clock in the morning of September 23, 1972.
He was jailed, then released on probation after three months, and was banned from leaving the capital for three years, and from leaving the country and from writing for seven years.
He describes the press as "our last best hope" for combating a tyrannical government. Thus, during the waning years of the Marcos rule, Soliven co-founded the Philippine Daily Inquirer, which immediately became a prominent voice in the fight the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines. Shortly after the assumption into office of Corazón Aquino, Solivén left the Inquirer to co-found the Philippine Star, where he remained until his death.
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