See Before You Die” by Patricia Schultz; and “The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World” by Joel Krieger. Also “Presidential Plunder‚ the Quest for the Marcos Hidden Wealth” and “Struggle and Hope‚” both by Jovito R. Salonga‚ right next to five books written by Ferdinand E. Marcos during his martial law years. On the flyleaf of “The Marcos Years‚” the former president had handwritten a dedication to the man who would remain his secretary of national defense until 1986 when a People’s Power revolt
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20-year dictatorship (Selochan‚ 1989:1) to an armed forces dubbed as the “protector of the Filipino people[i]” (De Leon‚ 2005: 47-49). However‚ barely four months after installing President Corazon C. Aquino in office‚ various elements in the military – Marcos loyalists‚ Guardians‚ and the RAM-SFP-YOU staged four successive failed coup attempts and two aborted coup plots from July 1986 to August 1987 (Selochan‚ 1989:11-15). Then again‚ in December 1989‚ just when civilian authority over the military seemed
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With the declaration of Martial Law‚ President Marcos popularized the New Society which he claimed was envisioned to carry out a meaningful social change. In order to create a positive image in the public consciousness as well as in the local and foreign media that he was serious in effecting these changes‚ he initiated the following: 1. Dismissal from office of civil servants who were found guilty of corruption and abuse of authority; 2. Punishment of drug pushers; 3. Setting curfew to solve worsening
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Jeryl Shawn Tan H4-E One of the issues that the Philippine government is still trying to solve until today is the issue on education. Based on what is happening right now in the Philippines‚ the educational system has not reach to its fullest. In fact‚ according to the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO‚ the Philippines is the only country in the world that still follows a 10-year basic education cycle. And so‚ last October 2010‚ President Noynoy Aquino
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preserving the Democracy. Filipinos are interesting people and known for their hospitality. Benigno Sevillano “Ninoy” Aquino‚Jr. (Nov.27‚1932-Aug.21‚1983) was a Philippines Senator‚ Governor of Tarlac and an opposition leader against Former President Marcos. Ninoy was assassinated at the Manila International Airport (NAIA) upon returning home from exile in the United States. Ninoy death catapulted his widow‚ Corazon C. Aquino‚ to the limelight and subsequently to the Presidency‚ replacing
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Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is one of the aspiring presidential candidates in the Philippine Election. Although she placed last in almost all of the nationwide surveys conducted by Pulse Asia‚ with ratings ranging from 2% to 4% only. According to ABS-CBN‚ she is tied with Senator Grace Poe at the third most talked about candidate in social media. It could be inferred that since majority of social media users are millennial‚ Miriam Defensor Santiago is popular in the youth demographic. She topped
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HARLENE T. ALEGORO BSACT 1-5 THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILLIPINES General Emilio F. Aguinaldo | January 23‚ 1899- April 1‚ 1901 | * Aguinaldo is best remembered for the proclamation of Philippine Independence on June 12‚ 1898‚ in Kawit‚ Cavite. * Youngest president – he became the country’s leader at age 28 * one of the active leaders of KKK * First president of the Philippines First Republic (a.k.a. Malolos Republic). * Aguinaldo was on the 5-peso bill (which is not used anymore‚ instead
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Reaction: BATAS MILITAR[1] The movie “Batas Militar” is a good movie because it showed us what really happened during the Marcos regime. It showed us how President Marcos greed for power. He wants to remain as president of the republic even though he was not elected as one. Marcos was a good president because in his time‚ the Philippines was raised and the economy was good but when his term starts to end‚ he still wants to remain on the office for good. He graved for power and never want to end
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Political opponents were given the opportunity to go into exile. But‚ as martial law dragged on for the next nine years‚ excesses by the military emerged. The elevating rate of lawlessness served as one of the reasons of the declaration of Martial Law. Marcos knew that the crime rate at that time were significantly high and that he discovered that through the declaration of Martial Law‚ crime rates extremely decreased due to the curfew implemented. Although one of the intentions of Martial Law is to lessen
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES QUEZON CITY CAMPUS BUHAY MGA GAWAIN AT KAISIPAN NI RIZAL (HIST 1023) REFLECTION PAPER Nr.1 “What have I learned and imbibed from Dr. Jose P Rizal‚ as a Filipino and hero? “ Student Name: Alpay‚ Hansel Geno L. “Whatever our condition might be then‚ let us love our country always and let us wish nothing but her welfare. Thus we shall labor in conformity with the purpose of humanity dictated by god which is the harmony and universal peace
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