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.

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.

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

Decontrol Program
Price control policies 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.
The 1973 Constitution, promulgated after Marcos' declaration of martial law, was supposed to introduce
a parliamentary-style government. Legislative power was vested in a unicameral National Assembly
whose members were elected for six-year terms. The President was ideally elected as the symbolic and
purely ceremonial head of state chosen from amongst the Members of the National Assembly for a six-
year term and could be re-elected to an unlimited number of terms. Upon election, the President ceased
to be a Member of the National Assembly. During his term, the President was not allowed to be a
member of a political party or hold any other office.

While the 1973 Constitution ideally provided for a true parliamentary system, in practice, Marcos had
made use of subterfuge and manipulation in order to keep executive powers for himself, rather than
devolving these to the Assembly and the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister. The end result was that
the final form of the 1973 Constitution – after all amendments and subtle manipulations – was merely
the abolition of the Senate and a series of cosmetic rewordings. The old American-derived terminology
was replaced by names more associated with parliamentary government: for example, the House of
Representatives became known as the "Batasang Pambansâ" (National Assembly), Departments became
"Ministries", and their cabinet secretaries became known as "cabinet ministers", with the President's
assistant – the Executive Secretary – now being styled the "Prime Minister". Marcos' purported
parliamentary system in practice functioned as an authoritarian presidential system, with all real power
concentrated in the hands of the President but with the premise that such was now constitutional.