Marcos should be the best president the Philippines ever had, in terms of intellectual heft (bar topnotcher), heroism (the most bemedalled soldier of World War II, even if half of the medals were based on sheer weight of affidavits), vision (he said “this country can be great again,” 52 years before Donald Trump said the same thing, “Make America Great Again”), and love for country and people (he rejected the bombing of Camp Aguinaldo to end People Power of 1986 that ousted him from office). Marcos was a hero of World War II, emerging from it was the most bemedalled Filipino soldier. He allowed the burial of the remains of Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery), at ceremonies fit for a hero. Thankfully, President Duterte exercised formidable political will to restore some of the sheen of the Marcos presidency and legacy. The achievements, if any, of the two Aquino presidencies combined, pale in comparison to those of Marcos-in his first four years as president. Together, Cory and Noynoy, despite awesome presidential powers, never found out nor bothered to find out who Ninoy’s killer/s was/were. 25, 1986 to J(six years and four months) and that of their son, Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (six years, Jto June 30, 2016), a total of 12 years and four months. The assassination, blamed on Marcos (but never proven), produced two Aquino presidencies-that of his widow Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, from Feb. who was assassinated in broad daylight at the Manila airport on Aug. 28, 1989, a broken man, his persona and later ghost, hounded by the Yellow Army, the relatives and followers of Benigno S.
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Duterte’s health has been iffy of late, although I honestly believe he will finish his full six-year term.īongbong’s run in 2016 was in effect a referendum on his dad’s 20-year presidency, the longest reign for a Philippine leader.Įdralin Marcos died in forced exile in Hawaii on Sept. Also with a Bongbong Marcos as vice president, if anything happens with President Duterte, the continuity of the current government is ensured. That could mean one of two things: one, Vice President Leni Robredo will remain incumbent if she defeats the recount or two, Bongbong Marcos will become the new vice president for the remaining months years of the vice president’s term. The recount of the votes in disputed provinces will continue. In a recent move, the Supreme Court has kept alive the electoral protest of defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.