History Channel’s coverage on the Marcoses Summary When Ferdinand Marcos became the president of the Philippines‚ in his hands laid the full power and responsibility over the country. After a few years of his reign‚ his lust for power became demanding. So‚ then he decided to declare Martial Law‚ that was in year 1972. He had full control over businesses and also the media. Some people became resistant because they were afraid‚ but there was one man who wanted democracy to reign supreme. That
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Marcos (former Batac mayor) Mariano Marcos (Ilocos Norte assemblyman); son of Fabian Ferdinand Marcos (Ilocos Norte congressman‚ senator‚ president); son of Mariano Imelda Marcos (former Metro Manila governor‚ Minister of Human Settlements‚ current Ilocos Norte congresswoman); wife of Ferdinand Ferdinand Marcos‚ Jr. "Bongbong" (former Ilocos Norte governor‚ representative‚ current senator); son of Ferdinand and Imelda Imee Marcos
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Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Vocabulary 1. Marco Polo: Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who spent several years in China. When he returned in 1295‚ there became a sudden interest in finding a quicker route to Asia. Polo‚ along with father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo‚ was among the first westerners to travel the Silk Road. 2. Francisco Pizarro: Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who conquered the Incas located in Peru‚ in 1532. He claimed land from Panama to Peru for
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People Power Revolution Date: February 22-25‚ 1986 Location: Quezon City‚ Philippines Participants: President Ferdinand Marcos Armed Forces of the Philippines loyalists under Fabian Ver Anti-Marcos forces: Armed Forces of the Philippines rebels under Fidel V. Ramos Secretary of Defense Juan Ponce Enrile Protesters led by Jaime Cardinal Sin The powerful force of democracy is the masses or the people. It can topple dictatorship that suppresses the basic rights of an individual;
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the 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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case of nonviolent revolution led to the departure of President Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration of the country’s democracy. It is also referred to as the Yellow Revolution due to the presence of yellow ribbons during the demonstrations following the assassination of Benigno Aquino‚ Jr..[1][2] It was widely seen as a victory of the people against the 20-year running authoritarian‚ repressive[3] regime of then president Ferdinand Marcos and made news headlines as "the revolution that surprised
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[3][13] He was one of the students of former professor of economics at Ateneo de Manila University‚ former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. In September 1972‚ Aquino’s father‚ who was then a senator and prominent opposition leader to President Ferdinand Marcos‚ was arrested for subversion. In August 1973‚ Aquino’s father was brought before a military tribunal in Fort Bonifacio.[14] On August 25‚ 1973‚ Aquino’s father wrote a letter to his son from Fort Bonifacio‚ giving advice to his son; "The
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many years in Portugal. He planed to find a route to the Spice Islands by sailing west and around the world. Ferdinand Magellan‚ an explorer of Spain‚ has amazed us with his courage by venturing through the chaotic and the untouched world.Through his voyage Magellan provided the first positive proof that the world was round‚ thus opening trade routes to explorers all over the world. Ferdinand Magellan is recognized as the first person to circumnavigate the world. His discovery of this route had the
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who started his voyage in Spain and was the first explorer to circumnavigate‚ meaning to travel all the around the world. He was killed on April 27‚ 1521 by the natives on the island of Cebu in the Philippines while many of his own men stayed on the boat despite knowing their captain was in trouble. The question being asked was whether or not this captain was worth defending. This question could be answered either way but in this essay we are going to
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sword with engravings on its blade and on its hilt. I ask the tour guide what that sword is. He replies to me by saying that this is a legendary sword that has been used by many of the famous European leaders such as Julius Caesar‚ Charlemagne‚ Ferdinand Magellan and Hernando Cortez. “What special powers does this sword have” I ask. “It has none” he replies. “But one unique feature that this sword has been that it has the power to find the weaknesses of the person’s opponent and to target them with
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