HOW GREAT IS MARCOS?
BBM Pilipinas always believe that
he is the best president the country ever had, although others believe
otherwise we cannot blame them as the seeds of national destruction were sown
by the evils of the yellowtard media to discredit a man of honor.
But how well do we really know
the Philippines’ strongman? Is he really the evil dictator that the media claim
he was? BBM Pilipinas always thought that the best support that we can give to
BONGBONG Marcos is to counter the lies spread by the yellow media with the
truth, the authenticity of real facts.
As Philippine president, Marcos
led his country in its post-war reconstruction. Totally his intentions were
laudable, to improve the economy and to increase agricultural productivity and
to dismantle the oligarchy that had dominated the nation. His greatest
achievements were in the areas of infrastructure development, safeguarding the
country against communism, and international diplomacy.
Ferdinand Marcos was born on
September 11, 1917 in Sarrat, a small town in Ilocos Norte. Named by his
parents, Mariano Marcos and Josefa Edralin, after Ferdinand VII of Spain,
Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was a champion debater, boxer, swimmer and wrestler
while in the University of the Philippines.
A BRILLIANT LAWYER
As a young law student of the
University of the Philippines, Marcos was indicted and convicted of murder (of
Julio Nalundasan, the man who twice defeated his father for a National Assembly
seat). While in detention, he reviewed and topped the 1938 Bar examinations
with one of the highest scores in history. He appealed his conviction and
argued his case before the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Impressed by his
brilliant legal defense, the Supreme Court unanimously acquitted him.
A REAL SOLDIER
When the Second World War broke
out, Marcos was called to arms in defense of the Philippines against the
Japanese. He fought in Bataan and was one of the victims of the infamous Bataan
Death March. He was released later. However, he was re-incarcerated in Fort
Santiago. He escaped and joined the guerrilla movements against the Japanese,
claiming to have been one of the finest guerrilla leaders in Luzon
RISE TO POWER
After the end of the war and the
establishment of the Republic, President Manuel A. Roxas appointed Marcos as
special technical assistant. Later, Marcos ran as Representative (of the 2nd
district of Ilocos Norte) under the Liberal Party – the administration party.
During the campaign he told his constituents “Elect me a Congressman now and I
pledge you an Ilocano President in 20 years.” He was elected thrice as
Congressman. In 1959 he was catapulted to the Senate with the highest number of
votes. He immediately became its Minority Floor Leader. In 1963, after a
tumultuous rigodon in the Senate, he was elected its President despite being in
the minority party
President Diosdado Macapagal, who had promised not to run for
reelection and to support Marcos’ candidacy for the presidency in the 1965
elections, reneged on his promise. Marcos then resigned from the Liberal Party.
With the support of his wife Imelda Romualdez Marcos. she joined the
Nacionalista Party and became its standard-bearer with Senator Fernando Lopez
as his running mate
PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
source: Marcos Loyalist page.
(all credits to the owner)
Compared to all his succeeding
presidents accomplisments' COMBINED We can talk about completed and
commissioned government projects of the late Pres.FERDINAND E. MARCOS This will
be a long list! Not all on the List are Noted Accomplishment. These are only
the ones people don't really know about. So feel free to share this to the
world.
Marcos completed Power plants in 20 years-----
1). Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, completed 1983
2) Leyte Geothermal Power Plant, completed 1977
3)Makiling-Banahaw Geothermal Power Plant,
completed 1979
4) Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant, completed 1980
5) Angat Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed 1967
6)Kalayaan Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed
1982
7) Magat A Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed
1984
8)Magat B Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed
1984
9)Pantabangan Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed
1977
10)Agus 2 Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed
1979
11)Agus 4 Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed
1985
12) Agus 5 Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed
1985
13) Agus 7 Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed
1982
14) Pulangi Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed
1985
15) Agus 6 Hydro Electric Power plant,
recommissioned in 1977
16)Masiway Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed
1980
17) Main Magat Hydro Electric Power Plant,
completed 1983
18)Calaca Coal Power PlantCompleted in 1984,
19) Cebu Thermal Power Plant completed in 1981,
20) Palinpinon 1 Southern Negros Geothermal
production Field completed in 1983.
Not mentioned are diesel plants Cory Aquino, Ramos,
Estrada, Gloria Macapagal, Ninoy Aquino III COMBINED in 26 years: ZERO - every
new power plant built During their time were all privately Owned ( mostly by
Lopezes, AboitIz, Aquino And Cojuanco Family ) and is now owners of some Power
Plants completed during Marcos.
Marcos completed Bridge projects in 20 years
1) Biliran Bridge150 meters long of Leyte,
completed 1975
2) Buntun Bridge 1369 meters long of
Tuguegarao-Solana, Cagayan, completed 1974
3) Candaba Viaduct Pulilan 5000 meters long of
Bulacan-San Simon, Pampanga, completed 1976 4)Mactan-Mandaue Bridge 864 meters
long of Lapu-Lapu-Mandaue, Cebu 1972
5) Magapit Suspension Bridge 449 meters long of
Lal-lo, Cagayan completed 1978
6)Mawo Bridge 280 meters long Victoria, Northern
Samar completed 1970
7) Patapat Viaduct 1300 meters long Pagudpud,
Ilocos Norte completed 1986
9)San Juanico Bridge 2060 meters long Tacloban,
Leyte-Santa Rita, Samar. Completed 1973
Not to mention the unnamed hundreds of bridges
under 100 meters long. TOTAL LENGTH = 11472 meters long
all credit to the owner of the picure
Marcos Established/Founded State
Colleges/Universities in 20 years
1)Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University in
La Union founded in 1981
2)Mariano Marcos State University in Ilocos Norte
founded in 1978
3)Kalinga-Apayao State College in Tabuk Kalinga
founded in 1970
4)Abra State Institute of Science and Technology in
Abra founded in 1983
5)Pangasinan State University founded in 1979
6)University of Northern Philippines founded in
1965
7)Philippine State College of Aeronautics founded
in 1969
8)Cagayan State University established in 1978
9)Quirino State University established 1976
10)Isabela State University established 1978
11)Pampanga Agricultural College established 1974
12)Mindoro State College of Agriculture and
Technology-Calapan City established 1966 13)Occidental Mindoro State College
established 1966
14)Palawan State University established 1965
15)Bicol University established 1969
16)Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges established
1983
17)Rizal Technological University established 1969
18)Technological University of the Philippines
established 1971
19)Capiz State University 1980
20)Guimaras State College 1968
21)Northern Negros State College of Science and
Technology established 1971
22)West Visayas State University became established
as university in January 1986
23)Leyte Normal University 1976
24)SLSU- (Southern Leyte State University) - Sogod
1969
25)SLSU- Hinunangan 1975 26)SLSU- Tomas Oppus feb.
1 1986
27)SLSU- Bontoc 1983 28)SLSU- San Juan 1983
29)Basilan State College 1984
30)Western Mindanao State University became a
university in 1978 followed with building the satellite campuses in:
WMSU-Alicia campus, Zamboanga del Sur WMSU-Aurora campus, Zamboanga del Sur
WMSU Curuan, Zamboanga City WMSU-Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay WMSU-Imelda,
Zamboanga Sibugay WMSU-Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay WMSU-Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay
WMSU-Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay WMSU-Molave, Zamboanga del Sur WMSU-Naga,
Zamboanga Sibugay WMSUOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay WMSU-Pagadian City, Zamboanga
del Sur WMSU-Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur WMSU-San Ramon, Zamboanga City
WMSU-Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay WMSU-Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay
31)Central Mindanao University established1965
32)Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture
and Technology established 1983
33)Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science
and Technology estbalished 1971
34)Davao del Norte School of Fisheries established
1969 ( now known as Davao del Norte State College)
35)Mati Community College (MCC) founded in 1972
(now known as Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology)
36)Malita Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic
School of Technology founded 1966 now known as: 37)Southern Philippines Agri-Business
and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology
38)University of Southeastern Philippines
established 1978 39)Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology
established 1967
40) Cotabato City State Polytechnic College
established 1983
41)Mindanao state university- Iligan city founded
1968
42)Mindanao state university- Gensan city founded
1971
43)Surigao del Sur State University founded 1982
44)Surigao Del Norte School of Arts and Trades
(Founded in 1969) now known as Surigao State College of Technology
45)Sulu State College founded in 1982
46)Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College founded
in 1975
47)Adiong Memorial Polytechnic State College
founded in 1970's
48) Makati Polytechnic Community College- Technical
High School founded in 1972 ( that i have found so far)
out of 108 state universities and colleges are
established and accomplished projects of FERDINAND E MARCOS. He also improved
and re equipped the remaining colleges/ Universities that were established/
founded before 1965. Cory Aquino, Ramos, Estrada, Gloria Macapagal, Ninoy
Aquino III combined Established/Founded State Colleges/Universities in 26
years: ZERO-- the remaining of 108 State Colleges/ Universities are built and
founded before 1965. They though renamed few Colleges and Universities and
Refounded them after 1986.
National Manpower and Youth Council (NMYC) founded
1976. Now changed to TESDA to discredit Apo Marcos. Few in not a fraction of high
schools all over the Philippines. Built and founded during Marcos leadership 1)
Amlan Municipal High School was established 1972 2) Amparo High School was
established in 1979 3) Aplaya National High School was established 1969 4)
Balayan National High School (BNHS) established 1985 5) Balibago National High
School established 1970 6) Bayugan National Comprehensive High School
established 1980 7) Buenavista National High School established 1972 Dalupaon
National High School established 1972 9) Don Emilio Macias Memorial National
High School established 1982 10) Dona Francisca Lacsamana de Ortega Memorial
National High School established 1972 11) Dr. Juan G. Nolasco High School
established 1966 12) Eastern Samar National Comprehensive High School established
1969 13) Francisco P. Felix Memorial National High School (FPFMNHS) established
1973 14) Gen. T. de Leon National High School establsihed 1969 15) Ismael
Mathay, Sr. High School, formerly called the GSIS Village High School
established 1971 16) Jose Borromeo Legaspi Memorial National High School
established 1981 17) Kaong National High School 1974 18) Lawang Bato National
High School established 1967 19) Liloy National High School established 1974
20) Mag-aba National High School established 1977 21) Mandaluyong High School
established 1977 22) Navotas National High School established 1983 23)
Parañaque National High School (Main Campus) (Formerly known as Parañaque
Municipal High School) established 1969 24) Pasay City North High School
established in 1969 25) Pedro E. Diaz High School established 1977 26)
Philippine High School for the Arts established 1977 27) Pinagtongulan National
High School established 1967 28) Punta National High School established 1971
29) San Juan National High School established 1968 30) San Mateo National High
School established 1985 31) San Pablo City National High School established
1969 32) San Pedro Relocation Center National High School established 1970 33)
San Ramon National High School established 1967 34)Tabon M. Estrella National
High School established 1981 35) Makati Polytechnic Community College-
Technical High School founded in 1972 36) Tomas Cabili National High school
Iligan city 1971 37) Dasmarinas National high School 1971 I.
Food sufficiency A. Green Revolution Production of
rice was increased through promoting the cultivation of IR-8 hybrid rice.
In 1968 the Philippines became self-sufficient in
rice, the first time in history since the American period. It also exported
rice worth US$7 million. B. Blue Revolution Marine species like prawn, mullet,
milkfish, and golden tilapia were being produced and distributed to farmers at
a minimum cost. Today, milkfish and prawns contribute substantially to foreign
exchange income. C. Liberalized Credit More than one thousand rural banks
spread all over the country resulting to the accessibility of credit to finance
purchase of agricultural inputs, hired labor, and harvesting expenses at very
low interest rate. During 1981-1985, credit was available without interest and
collateral arrangements. Some of the credit programs were the ff:
1. Biyayang Dagat (credit support for fishermen)
2. Bakahang Barangay –supported fattening of 40,000
head of cattle in farmer backyards
3. Masaganang Maisan, Maisagana, and Expanded
Yellow Corn Program –supported 1.4 Million farmers through P4.7 Billion loans
from 1975-1985
4. Gulayan sa Kalusugan and Pagkain ng Bayan
Programs –provided grants and loans of P12.4 Million to encourage backyard and
communal production of vegetables and improve nutrition of Filipino households
5. Kilusang Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran (KKK)— supported
25,000 entrepreneurial projects through P1.8 Billion and helping 500,000
beneficiaries D. Decontrol Program Price control polices were implemented on
rice and corn to provide greater incentive to farmers to produce more.
Deregulation of trading in commodities like sugar
and coconut and agricultural inputs like fertilizer were done for more
efficient marketing and trading arrangements. II. Education Reform Access to
free education widened during the Marcos Administration. The biggest portion of
the budget was allotted for Educational Programs (P58.7 Billion in 20 years).
The literacy rate climbed from 72% in 1965 to 93%
in 1985 and almost 100% in Metro Manila on the same year. III. Agrarian Reform
Tenant’s Emancipation Act of 1972 or PD 27 was implemented without bloodshed.
This was the first Land Reform Code our country. Since it was implemented until
December 1985, 1.2 million farmers benefited, either they became the owner or
leaseholder in more than 1.3 million hectares of rice and corn lands. IV.
Primary Health Care The Primary Health Care (PHC) Program made medical care
accessible to millions of Filipinos in the remotest barrios of the country.
This program was even awarded by United Nations as
the most effective and most responsive health program among the third world
countries. With PHC life expectancy increased from 53.7 years in 1965 to 65
years in 1985. Infant mortality rate also declined from 73 deaths per 1,000 live
births in 1965 to 58 in 1984. V. Housing for the masses Bagong Lipunan
Improvement of Sites and Services (BLISS) Housing project had expanded the
government’s housing program for the low-income group. Massive slum upgrading
projects have improved to 14,000 lots in 1985 from 2,500 in 1976. The Tondo
foreshore, for instance, is one of the biggest and most miserable slum colonies
in Asia was transformed into a decent community.
credit to the owner of the picture
A total of 230,000 housing units were constructed
from 1975-1985. The laws on socialized housing were conceptualized by President
Marcos through a series of legal issuances from the funding, the lending,
mortgaging and to the collection of the loans. These are governed by the Home
Mutual Development Fund (Pag-Ibig Fund), the Housing and Land Use Regulatory
Board (HLURB) and the National Home Mortgage Finance which remain intact up to
the present VI. Energy Self-Reliance Indigenous energy sources were developed
like hydro, geothermal, dendrothermal, coal, biogas and biomass.
The country became the first in Asia to use
dendrothermal and in five years we became number two, next to US, in geothermal
utilization. The extensive energy resource research and exploration and
development resulted to reduction of oil imports from 100% in 1965 to 40% in
1985 and in the same year, more than 1,400 towns and cities were fully
energized.
VII. Export Development During 1985 textile and
textile products like garments and embroideries, furniture and rattan products,
marine products like prawns and milkfish, raw silk, shoes, dehydrated and fresh
fruits were exported aside from the traditional export products like coconut,
sugar, logs, lumber and veneer. The maritime industry was also dominated by
Filipinos wherein 50,000 seamen were employed by various world shipping
companies.
VIII. Labor Reform The Labor code was promulgated
which expanded the concerns of the Magna Carta of Labor to extend greater
protection to labor, promote employment, and human resource development. The
minimum wages of the workers were boosted through the guaranteed 13th month pay
and cost of living allowances. Employment potentials of Filipinos were enhanced
through skills training. During that time, there were 896,000 out-of-school
youths and unemployed graduated from various training centers all over the
country.
IX. Unprecedented Infrastructure Growth The
country’s road network had improved from 55,778 kilometers in 1965 to 77,950 in
five years (1970), and eventually reached 161,000 kilometers in 1985.
Construction of irrigation facilities was also done that made 1.5 million
hectares of land irrigated and increased the farmer’s harvest and income. In
addition, nationwide telecommunication systems— telephone systems, telex
exchange too centers, and interprovincial toll stations were also built. X.
Political Reform The structure of government established by President Marcos
remains substantially the same except the change of name, inclusive of
superficial features in laws, to give a semblance of change from that of
President Marcos regime. The only significant department that was abolished
after the departure of President Marcos was the Department of Ministry of Human
Settlements under Imelda Romualdez Marcos.
It was dismantled but the functions were
distributed to different offices. XII. Fiscal Reform Government finances were
stabilized by higher revenue collections and loans from treasury bonds, foreign
lending institutions and foreign governments.
XI. Peace and Order In 1966, more than 100
important smugglers were arrested; in three years 1966-68 they arrested a total
of 5,000. Military men involved in smuggling were forced to retire. Peace and
order significantly improved in most provinces however situations in Manila and
some provinces continued to deteriorate until the imposition of martial law in
1972.
What ever happened to these? Did the suceeding
administration just forego these just because it had Marcos’ signature?
These,though made in the 1970's address problems that we are facing today.
Had these not been abolished and maintained for the
last 30 or so years, things may be so much different. And the list goes on and
on and on... Although Marcos was branded as dictator, corrupt, human rights
violator still truth shall prevail..
Boracay Development
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