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    Bernardino‚ Trisha Therese R. NSTP1 CS 2012-22558 The first president entered the Malacañang‚ not as a head of state but a prisoner of the colonial power. The Filipino-American war lasted for 2 years and ended on March 23‚ 1901 by the capture of President Emilio Aguinaldo. From Palanan‚ Isabela where his hide-out was‚ he was brought to the Malacañang. By the time‚ Malacañang has been a temporary residence of the American Military Government. Aguinaldo was kept there in execution under the

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    Metro Manila Causes Alleged corruption by the Marcos regime Assassination of Benigno Simeon Aquino‚ Jr. Alleged fraud during the 1986 Presidential snap elections Goals Removal of Ferdinand Marcos from office Result Removal of Ferdinand Marcos from office Marcos exiled to Hawaii Start of the Fifth Philippine Republic Corazon Aquino becomes President Parties to the civil conflict Marcos Government Armed Forces of the Philippines Forces loyal to Marcos Presidential Security Group[1] Government Parties:

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    The Atlantic Monthly: November‚ 1987 A DAMAGED CULTURE A New Philippines? By James Fallows IN THE UNITED STATES THE COMING OF THE AQUINO government seemed to make the Philippines into a success story. The evil Marcos was out‚ the saintly Cory was in‚ the worldwide march of democracy went on. All that was left was to argue about why we stuck with our tawdry pet dictator for so long‚ and to support Corazon Aquino as she danced around coup attempts and worked her way out of the problems

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    praying for his safety and good health. After seven years behind bars‚ however‚ Ninoy experienced heart attacks and was allowed by the Marcoses to have medical treatments abroad under conditions that he would return and would not speak against the Marcos regime during his stay in the United States. After three years‚ Ninoy decided to come back to the Philippines despite receiving warnings of impending imprisonment or assassination upon his return. Unfortunately‚ even before he was able to step on

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    Batas Militar Upon Marcos’ presidency‚ there we’re many laws that were imposed. But the law that made a huge impact on citizens before is the imposition of the Martial law. Basically‚ the Martial law accompanies curfews for the citizens; it also applies the military law and military justice to the citizens. Martial law in the Philippines was imposed in September 21‚ 1972 until January 17‚ 1981. During the imposition of the Martial law‚ people were divided. Some said that it was just right to

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    empowerment of democracy. Having ousted a so-called tyrant through the unity of the Filipino people and without any bloodshed‚ the EDSA Revolution manifested that power does lie on the hands of the masses. It may have meant a success for some‚ especially to Marcos’ enemies‚ but the real question is‚ “Did the People Power Revolution really give us freedom? Change? This paper will try to assess the pros and cons of the said revolution. Did the Filipino people really become better off because of it? First

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    Ferdinand Marcos. The Filipinos were tired of how President Marcos government oppressed the people. The Philippine people staged a revolt called the EDSA People Power Revolution. The revolution is also known as the Peaceful Revolution because there was no bloodshed. Prayer was the only weapon. On February 25 1986‚ the Filipino people marched Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in the People Power Revolution. The revolt came from President Marcos not treating his people properly. Marcos was not

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    for the Filipinos to stand up to the Marcos dictatorship. He believed that Filipinos are worth dying for because he is the future of this nation. Ninoys death one incident that had brought so many changes in our society. It was the turning point because a few years later‚ Marcos was thrown out by a peaceful and popular revolt How would the Philippines look today‚ if it wasn’t for Ninoy’s love for freedom and for the people that he went against Marcos. Instead of putting our country at

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    Exploring Film and Literary Angles: A Cross-Genre Critique on Cirilo Bautista’s Political Parable and Lualhati Bautista’s Dekada ‘70             Lualhati Bautista adapts her own best-selling novel Dekada 70‚ a political drama. It is directed by Chito S. Roño with  the prominent stars: Vilma Santos‚ Christopher De Leon‚ Piolo Pascual‚ Marvin Agustin‚ Carlos Agassi‚ Danilo Barrios‚ and John Wayne Sace. Set in the ‘70s in Urban Metro Manila.   This is a story revolving around a rotation of

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    25‚ 1933 – August 1‚ 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11thPresident of the Philippines‚ the first woman to hold that office‚ and the first female president in Asia. She led the 1986 People Power Revolution‚ which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines. She was named "Woman of the Year" in 1986 by Time magazine. Early Life: Maria Corazon Sumulong Conjuangco was born on January 25‚ 1933 in Paniqui‚ Tarlac‚ which is in central Luzon‚ the Philippines‚ north

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