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    Martial Law

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    The Philippines is under Martial Law from 1972 to 1981 under the authoritarian rule of President Ferdinand Marcos . It confuses me whether Martial Law was a good or bad strategy mainly because some people classified it as the era wherein people are harassed and tortured by the government and others have said that it is the time where everything became proper from the downturn of crime rates to people behaving appropriately. Though it might sound absurd but I want to experience what life is like

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    1920 Wilson Medal / Wilson DollarObv: President Of The United States/Bust of President Wilson facing       left. Rev: To Commemorate The Opening Of The Mint/Figures of woman and boy center/Manila‚ P.I./1920 below.  Bronze : (38mm‚ plain edge) 3‚700 struck     EF 65.00         BU 125.00 Silver : (38mm‚ plain edge) 2‚200 struck     EF 100.00      BU 200.00 Gold : (38mm plain edge) 5 pcs. only struck   VERY RARE Note: This commemorative‚ struck in silver and bronze to commemorate the

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    And so they won‚ and elected Ninoy’s wife‚ Cory Aquino as a successor of Marcos and the first ever woman president in our country. His death was the root and the very cause of the first ever Filipino movement‚ it made them prove or even people across the globe‚ that we‚ Filipinos can unite and fight for what we think is right

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    July 17‚ 1948. In 1975‚ Quezon City became part of the larger urban governance scheme that is Metro Manila‚ with the creation of the Metropolitan Manila Commission by virtue of Presidential Decree 824. On July 24‚ 1976‚ then President Ferdinand E‚ Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 940‚ conferring the role of the nation’s capital to Metro Manila‚ hence the name National Capital Region. President Quezon himself served as the city’s first Mayor and he later appointed Tomas Morato to the position

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    JOSE W. DIOKNO (1922-1987) Renowned Street Parliamentarian Nationalist‚ and Legal Luminary Jose W. Diokno‚ or "Ka Pepe‚" as he was popularly known‚ was born on February 26‚ 1922 to Ramon Diokno‚ a former associate justice of the Supreme Court‚ and Eleanor Wright‚ an American who became a Filipino citizen. He graduated from elementary school with distinction‚ and finished his secondary education at De La Salle College as valedictorian in 1937. In 1940‚ he earned his bachelor’s degree in commerce

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    significant manifestation of pluralism because of the degree of consensus underlying the political process of transfer of power. First used in February 1986‚ this popular Filipino mass protest was aggravated by the late former president Ferdinand Marcos’ attempt to steal the results of the snap elections he called in order to validate his presumed

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    Profile of Top 5 CEO in the Philippines 1.- Data show that 49-year-old Federico Lopez earns the most both in terms of monthly salary and total compensation in 2011. In the 30-company PSEi list‚ Lopez is head of two firms: First Gen Corporation (FGEN) and Energy Development Corporation (EDC). As Chairman and CEO of FGEN‚ his basic monthly salary is around P1.79 million. Yup‚ that’s P1.79 million basic salary per month. He receives another P1.19 million per month as bonus and additional compensation

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    Ddekada 70

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    consent. MOVIE ANALYSIS From the movie Dekada70‚ whereas martial law existed‚ and the horror experienced by the family. The mother (played by Vilma Santos) mother of 5 boys and a simple housewife which later on she stands for her rights. During the Marcos rein the horror of Martial law which they had experienced during the year 1970. The observance of the principle the legislature cannot pass irreparable laws which was experience of the 2nd son (which was played by Marvin Agustin) he was secretly

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    Benigno Aquino, Jr.

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    Jr.[2][3][4][5] (November 27‚ 1932 – August 21‚ 1983)‚ was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino‚ together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga‚ formed the leadership of the opposition to the government of President Ferdinand Marcos. Shortly after the imposition of Martial Law‚ he was arrested in 1973 along with other dissidents and incarcerated for seven years. Aquino was permitted to travel to the United States for medical treatment following a heart attack. He was assassinated

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    People Power Revolution

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    People Power Revolution Date: February 22-25‚ 1986 Location: Quezon City‚ Philippines Participants: President Ferdinand Marcos Armed Forces of the Philippines loyalists under Fabian Ver Anti-Marcos forces: Armed Forces of the Philippines rebels under Fidel V. Ramos Secretary of Defense Juan Ponce Enrile Protesters led by Jaime Cardinal Sin The powerful force of democracy is the masses or the people. It can topple dictatorship that suppresses the basic rights of an individual;

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