Daet massacre
| Daet massacre | |
|---|---|
Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the 2014 batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of victims under the heading Daet martyrs. | |
| Location | Daet, Camarines Norte |
| Date | Sunday, June 14, 1981 (UTC +8) |
| Target | Demonstration |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | at least 4 |
| Injured | at least 50 |
| Perpetrators | Philippine Constabulary forces under Ferdinand Marcos |
The Daet massacre, which took place on June 14, 1981, in Daet, Camarines Norte, resulted in four people dying on the spot, with at least 50 others injured when forces of Ferdinand Marcos' administration opened fire on protesters marching to demand an increase in copra prices, and to denounce "fake elections" and the Coco Levy Fund scam. The Daet massacre is particularly noted for happening shortly after Proclamation No. 2045 was issued in January 1981, supposedly lifting Martial Law on the Philippines.
Various reports from the period say that two of those who were seriously wounded died two months later, but these could not be corroborated by formal media outlets given the limitations on freedom of the press in the Philippines at the time.