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    Japanese occupation of the Philippines‚ Quezon’s effort in his “Philippine Independence Mission” led to freedom in July 4‚ 1946 with Manuel Roxas becoming the first president of the now-independent Republic of the Philippines. Ferdinand Marcos. Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was well known as a dictator who held onto the title of Philippine President from 1965-1986. He declared Martial Law in September 21‚ 1972. Although he

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    Filipinos used to recover their freedom from President Ferdinand Marcos’s iron hands. The Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) stretches 54 kilometers‚ where the peaceful demonstration was held on that fateful day. It was a day that gathered all Filipinos in unity with courage and faith to prevail democracy in the country. It was the power of the people‚ who assembled in EDSA‚ that restored the democratic Philippines‚ ending the oppressive Marcos regime. Hence‚ it came to be known as the EDSA People

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    the presence of yellow ribbons during the arrival of Benigno Aquino‚ Jr.. These protests were the culmination of a long campaign of civil resistance by 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". February 22–25‚ 1986‚ the three days‚ men‚ women and children filled the streets of EDSA holding on frail hope. For those brief moments‚ they feared for their security‚

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    Group -3‚ Section-2 POLITICAL HISTORY Nacionalista Party leader Ferdinand Marcos dominated the political scene of Philippines for two decades after his election to presidency in 1965. In 1967‚ Philippines became a founding member of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). He became the first President to be re-elected in 1969. In 1972 Marcos declared the tyrannical Martial Law i.e. the imposition of military rule. The opposition leader Benigno

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    not part of the plan by many Filipinos for his decision to break away from the administration of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and pledge allegiance and loyalty to the newly-established revolutionary government of President Aquino‚ following the downfall of Marcos from power in February 1986. Previously‚ he was the AFP vice chief-of-staff‚ chief of PC/INP under President Marcos. Under Ramos‚ the Philippines experienced a period of political stability and rapid economic growth and expansion‚

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    477 barangays. The province’s population was 514‚000 by the census of 2000‚ and since 1999 its governor is Ferdinand R. Marcos‚ Jr. It was made a separate province in 1818. The province is noted for being the birthplace of former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos‚ who led an authoritarian rule over the country during the later half of his incumbency. Ilocos Norte has always been Marcos territory and the family enjoy a moderate amount of popularity in the province. Even before one reaches the

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    333 on 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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    ____8.Ferdinand Marcos’ objective was the implementation of the land reform program. ____9.Philippine independence day was changed from July 4 to June 13 by Diosdado Macapagal. ____10.Constitutional authoritarianism has the function to protect or restore the traditional‚ legal order in crisis situations ____11.There were no bombings in July and August 1972 engineered by government agents. ____12.Juan Ponce Enrile was ambushed according to the US-Marcos controlled press. ____13.Marcos declared

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    ships of Arab traders‚ who introduced Islam in the south and extended some influence even into Luzon. The Malayo-Polynesians‚ however‚ remained the dominant group until the Spanish arrived in the 16th century. Spanish Period Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines and claimed the archipelago for Spain in 1521‚ but was killed shortly after arriving when he intervened in a dispute between rival tribes. Christianity was established in the Philippines only after the arrival of

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    root cause of ‘Martial Law’ back then. Economy of many developing countries‚ including the Philippines‚ has reached its instability in its peak. When Ninoy Aquino was assassinated‚ many have now the courage to protest and do demonstrations against Marcos Regime whether or not in Manila which caused investors to back out since they are afraid of economical instability that had been continuously brought by these protests. Since there is already economic crisis that time‚ many are fired from their jobs

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