The people understood that Galman was just a stage prop in a scene fully controlled by General Ver and other generals in various services of the AFP. The assassination sparked the upsurge of the anti-fascist mass movement from 1983 until Marcos fell from power in 1986.
Alam ng mamamayan na si Galman ay ginamit lamang sa eksenang kontrolado nina General Ver at ibang heneral na nasa iba't ibang sangay ng AFP. Pinasiklab ng asasinasyon ang pag-aalsa ng antipasistang kilusang masa mula 1983 hanggang sa bumagsak sa poder si Marcos noong 1986.