opinions and speculations why former president Marcos declared martial law‚ was it to restore the order of the nation that was being torn down by‚ himself‚ the leader of this very own nation or was it for his personal reason to extend his reign beyond December 30‚ 1973. Had it not for our misplaced values and oblique perceptions of things‚ Mrs. Marcos would be right in saying that the declaration of martial law by her late husband‚ Ferdinand E. Marcos‚ was his greatest political act as President
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Full Name: Benigno Simeon Aquino‚ Jr.. Nickname: Ninoy Pen Name/s: Ninoy Aquino Date of Birth: November 27‚ 1932 Place of Birth: Conception Tarlac‚ Philippines Name of Parents: Benigno Aquino‚ Sr. (father) Aurora Aquino (mother) Childhood Life: At an early age‚ Ninoy exposed himself to current events by becoming a journalist. During the Korean War in the 1950s‚ Ninoy - at the age of 17 only - went to Korea to cover the war as a reporter for Manila Times. Schools Attended: St. Joseph’s College
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been established in the Sulu Archipelago and spread from there to Mindanao; it reached the Manila area by 1565. In the midst of the introduction of Islam came the introduction of Christianity‚ with the arrival of the Spanish. Spanish Control: Ferdinand Magellan was the first European recorded to have landed in the Philippines*. He arrived in March 1521 during his circumnavigation of the globe. He claimed land for the king of Spain but was killed by a local chief. Following several more Spanish
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Tourist Commission eventually replaced PTTA * Tourist Arrival * 1957 – 26‚053 to 1972 – 166‚431 * Tourist Receipt: - 1960 – US $ 9.7 million to 1972 – US $ 38.3 million * Manila 1950 to 70’s * MAY 11‚ 1973 Pres. Ferdinand Marcos transformed Tourism into
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Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin 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). He was Senate President in 1963. He had been the leader of Ang Maharlika‚ a guerilla force in northern Luzon.[1] As Philippine president and strongman‚ his greatest achievement was in the fields of infrastructure development and international
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as a victory of the people against the 20 year running authoritarian‚ repressive regime of then President Ferdinand Marcos and made news headlines as “the revolution that surprised the world.” Benigno Aquino’s widow Cory‚ ran against Marcos. The election was marked by widespread fraud‚ with Marcos’s thugs beating up election workers and scrambling voter roles. The government declared Marcos the winner. After the election Cory Aquino spoke to a crowd of one million people at a rally in Manila.
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’Quijano de Manila’ (Manila Old Timer). After World War II Joaquin worked as a journalist‚ gaining fame as a reporter for the Free Press. In 1970 he left the Philippines Free Press and went on to edit Asia-Philippine Leader. During the reign of Ferdinand Marcos‚ who had won presidency in 1965‚ corruption started to fuel opposition to his administration. When martial law was declared in 1972 Joaquin was subsequently suspended. He then became the editor of the Philippine Graphic magazine and publisher
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money”. He himself was the victim of greed. In the end‚ He was betrayed for thirty pieces of silver by Judas. It takes real grace to see the seduction of money and the emptiness of its promises. Aspiring politicians have heard of the sad end of Ferdinand Marcos‚ and other dictators whose billions benefit only the Swiss banks but not those who robbed their own people. And yet given the opportunity‚ how many will resist the temptation to take advantage of one’s public trust? In the song Hello Dolly
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Marcos had both the motive and the means to have Ninoy killed. Isn’t it pretty obvious that he’s the mastermind? Well‚ I don’t think so. When a military tribunal sentenced Ninoy to death by firing squad‚ Marcos could have just sat back and let that happen. However‚ the president chose to keep him in solitary prison. He didn’t want his enemy to die like a
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the deposed President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos‚ these basic rights were suppressed by the military rule. I remember in the 70s‚ when you get caught roaming the street around 10 pm because of the imposition of curfew‚ you will be investigated. Many of those who violated were wrongly accused of subversion or those who were opposing the military rule. Many politicians‚ government employees‚ people’s organization and non-government organizations who rallied against the Marcos regime were accused of
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