Despite many bad things written about him, he's still my idol, Happy Birthday Apo Makoy)
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949-1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959-1965). During World War II he claimed to be the leader of Ang Maharlika, a guerrilla force in northern Luzon. In 1963 he became Senate President. As Philippine president and strongman, his greatest achievement was in the fields of infrastructure development and international diplomacy.
Even so, according to a recent survey, some Filipinos prefer Marcos' rule due to the shape of the country in administrations succeeding his. Many admire his autocratic, strong-arm rule, saying that his style of leadership is sorely missed and needed in the post-EDSA Philippines where too much democracy has ruined the body politic, with fractious standoffs in Congress, endless so-called "People Power" demonstrations, deadlocks in the Senate and movie actors as well as traditional politicians being elected into public office, as well as uneducated masses being easily manipulated to vote for famous individuals or corrupt patronage candidates. A few are nostalgic for the Marcos era, where the government was well-organized and laws were strictly followed by civilians, leading to a relatively disciplined populace.
In officeDecember 30, 1965 – February 25, 1986
Preced by: Diosdado P. Macapagal
Succeeded by: Corazon C. Aquino
Prime Minister: Cesar Virata (1981-1986)
Vice President: Fernando Lopez (1965-1973) Arturo Tolentino (1986)
Prime Minister of the Philippines
In office June 12, 1978 – June 30, 1981
Succeeded by: Cesar Virata
Political party
Liberal Party (1946-1965) Nacionalista Party (1965-1978) Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (1978-1986)
Spouse: Imelda Romualdez
Occupation: Lawyer
Religion:Roman Catholic (formerly Aglipayan)
Presidential Tivia:
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (Born: September 28, 1910)
Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (Died: September 28, 1989)
10 comments:
grade 6 ako nung nangyari yung people power 1.. kala ko nga nung hindi na ko makakagraduate.
marami akong naririnig nun against marcos, pero sa mga sumunod na presidente parang lalong mas marami! according to my parents, marcos was better kesa sa mga sumunod sa kanya, though sinasabi ng marami na corrupt sino ba sa mga sumunod ang hindi..
difference lang, nung panahon ni marcos if i remember it correctly nasa top 5 na tayo ng pinakamaunlad na bansa sa asia. ngayon, naunahan na tayo ng china at imagine pati india?? nasan na ang pilipinas.. nasa top 3 ng pinakacorrupt.
lei,
Tama ka lei, nuong panahon ni marcos mas maraming challenges, crisis, at walang pondo ang gobyerno na iniwan ng tatay ni GMA, but he handled it well. Hindi niya na pinapaporma ang mga mga maimpluwenyang tao, drug lord, mga rapist. kapag tinanong mo ang tao during martiallaw sasabihin mas maganda ang buhay at negosyo nuon.
After witnessing two decades of post Marcos-era, the debate isn't about Marcos, if he was better or worse. It is about whether or not Pinas would be better off with a dictatorship rule than a democracy.
bw,
I think hindi pa talaga tayo ready sa democracy, hindi katulad sa USA na mas matanda pa ata ng 100 years ang democracy nila duon kesa sa atin kaya medyo mas matured pa sila sa systema ng democracy. Dito sa atin inaabuse ang democracy. Mas ok sa akin ang dictatorship dahil pasaway ang mga pinoy, basta good dictatorship tulad ng nangyari sa Singapore.
Marcos was one of the best minds our country has ever produced. No doubt about that. As a result, he was able to attract some of the best minds of their generation of Filipinos such as Virata, Roberto Ongpin, and Geronimo Velasco to name a few. I don't know if succeeding administrations have been able to match the Marcos Cabinet in terms of intellect.
panadero,
You are right bro, When Cory government launched "dimarcosification" a termed they used to erased and destroy all the good memories left by Marcos. For years they bombarded and brainwashed the whole nation that Marcos is an evil man. And after several days those project of Marcos like the Manila International Airport was named after Ninoy and declared him as national hero. What happened to Marcos, he died a lonely man, a man who served the country for 20 years.
When Marcos proclaimed martial law, I so wanted him to succeed. I believed that he'd make the country great again. I thought that -- the srrongman rule -- was what our troubled country needed. But ...
MARCOS PA RIN!!! Sya pa rin ang pinakamagaling na Presidente ng Pilipinas!!! V V V V V
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