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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Marco Polo Marco Polo was a Venetian explorer who travelled through Central Asia and China. Although the exact place and time is unknown‚ he was born in 1254 and later died in 1324. His mother died after giving birth to him‚ therefore his aunt and uncle raised him for most of his life. Marco Polo learned how to read and write as a child‚ he was very educated for his age. His father and uncle were both merchants‚ and became very wealthy by trading goods with the Middle East. He was seventeen when
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Ferdinand Marcos‚ who succeeded the presidency after defeating Macapagal in the 1965 Presidential election‚ As a president of the Philippines‚ Marcos spends millions in infrastructural development such as roads‚ health centers and schools as well as intensifying tax collection; he built more schools than all the presidents did. In November 1969‚ Marcos had won the reelection for the presidencies‚ he defeat Sergio Osmeña Jr. because the election accompanied by violence and full of lying with the
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Ferdinand Marcos was the most controversial president elected by people because of his declaration of Martial Law that changed the lives of many people. Some people experienced hardships and trials during those times while some experienced bountiful blessings from the declaration of Martial Law. During martial law‚ Marcos built many infrastructures that were useful today while some remain unused‚ stagnant‚ stale or put as a decoration i.e. the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Why does the Bataan Nuclear
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Metro Manila Causes Alleged corruption by the Marcos regime Assassination of Benigno Simeon Aquino‚ Jr. Alleged fraud during the 1986 Presidential snap elections Goals Removal of Ferdinand Marcos from office Result Removal of Ferdinand Marcos from office Marcos exiled to Hawaii Start of the Fifth Philippine Republic Corazon Aquino becomes President Parties to the civil conflict Marcos Government Armed Forces of the Philippines Forces loyal to Marcos Presidential Security Group[1] Government Parties:
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application or extension of military law or military justice to civilians. Civilians defying martial law may be subjected to military tribunals (court-martial). Ferdinand Marcos In a privilege speech before Senate‚ Benigno Aquino‚ Jr. warned the public of the possible establishment of a “garrison state” by President Ferdinand Marcos. President Marcos imposed martial law on the nation from 1972 to 1981 to suppress increasing civil strife and the threat of a communist
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Salonga (Liberal Party)‚ President Gerardo Roxas and Sergio Osmeña‚ Jr.‚ (son of former President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines‚ Sergio Osmeña). The election was cancelled because of the bombing in plaza Miranda. Which made President Ferdinand Marcos to declare Martial Law and continue to rule Philippines. The Martial Law By definition‚ Martial Law is the temporary superimposition of military government over civil government. This military-run government is put into place in the event
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captures the image of two bodies lying on the ground‚ shot to the head. Soldiers hustle one of the bodies onto a luggage cart. Then‚ the soldiers come at the cameraman. Ninoy Aquino was dead at the age of 50. Beside him‚ Rolando Galman also lay dead. Ferdinand Marcos’sregime would blame Galman for killing Aquino - but few historians or citizens of the Philippines give any credence to that claim. Ninoy Aquino’s Family History: Benigno Simeon Aquino‚ Jr.‚ nicknamed "Ninoy‚" was born into a wealthy landowning
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dictatorship of Former President Ferdinand Marcos. Many countries were astounded by our country’s move and it draw much more attention because nobody died. With 2 million participants involved in the protest‚ the military was given a choice whether or not firing back to the protesters who are free of firearms and are only holding rosaries. And because of this the Filipino citizens were successful in overthrowing the dictatorship’s administration and the departure of the Marcos Family. The Filipino Citizens
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Martial law in the Philippines (Tagalog: Batas Militar sa Pilipinas) refers to the period of Philippine history wherein Philippine Presidents and Heads of state declared a proclamation to control troublesome areas under the rule of the Military‚ and it is usually given when threatened by popular demonstrations‚ or to crack down on the opposition. Martial law can also be declared in cases of major natural disasters‚ however most countries use a different legal construct like "state of emergency".
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