- Public schools were built and Thomasite
teachers taught the American way of life.
American Occupation
- Americans used education as a vehicle for its
program benevolent assimilation.
- American soldiers were the first teachers.
- Restore damaged school houses, build new
ones and conduct classes.
- Trained teachers replaced soldiers.
- Filipinos warmly received their new teachers,
Thomasites.
- American teachers infused their students spirit
of democracy and progress as well as fair play.
- Commonwealth is a traditional English term for
a political community founded for the common good.
Historically it has sometimes been synonymous with
"republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning
"public welfare general good or advantage" transition
period, preparatory period.
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
- Was elected pres in 1965
- Defeating incumbent Diosdado Macapagal by a
very slim margin.
- Was very active in the initiation of public works
projects and the intensification of tax collections.
- Claimed “built more roads than all his
predecessors combined, and more schools than any
previous administration."
- Amidst charges of vote buying and fraudulent
election, re-elected in 1969, defeating Serg. Osmena Jr.
Development of Infrastructures
Buildings:
- Hospitals (Specialty Hosp: Phil. Heart Center,
Lung Center, Kidney Institute, Phil. Children Hosp)
- Schools
- Power plants (geothermal plants, hydroelectric
plants)
- International Airport
- Housing projects
- Restorations (Intramuros, Luneta park, etc.)
- Phil. Intl. Convention Center
Makiling Center for the Arts (National Arts
Center)
- Malacanang ti Amianan (Loag)
- Nayong Pilipino
- Museum for Native Art (Tacloban)
- Palace in the Sky (tagaytay)
- Government bldgs.
EDSA Revo. & Phil. Revo. Of 1986
- Also known as Ppl Power Revo.
- Series of popular demonstrations in the Phil. that
vegan in 1983, culminated in 1986.
- Sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime
violence and electoral fraud.
- Nonviolent revo. led to the departure of Pres. Marcos and
the restoration of country’s democracy.
- Also refereed as the Yellow Revo. Due to the presence of
yellow ribbon during demonstrations and arrival of the
assassinated Benigno Aquino Jr.
Revisiting C. Aquino's Speech b4 the U.S Congress
- Spoke before a joint session of the US Congress in Sep 1986.
- 26 billion dollars total foreign debt
- Communist insurgency grew throughout Marcos era.
- From 500 armed guerillas to 16,000
- She delivered a historic speech – 200 million dollars aid appr.
- Moving speech penned by Teddy Locsin Jr.
PRESIDENTS
Ist Republic
Emilio Aguinaldo ( 1898 – 1902 )
Commonwealth Period – American period
Manuel L. Quezon ( 1935 – 1944 )
Segio S. Osmena Sr. ( 1944 – 1946 )
Manuel Roxas (?) ( 1946 - 1948 )
Second Republic
Jose P. Laurel ( 1943 – 1945 )
Third Republic
Manuel L. Roxas ( 1946 – 1948 )
Elpidio Quirino ( 1948 – 1953 )
Ramon F. Magsaysay ( 1954 – 1957 )
Carlos P. Garcia ( 1957 – 1961 )
Diosdado P. Macapagal ( 1961 – 1965 )
Ferdinand E. Marcos ( 1965 – 1986 )
Fourth Republic
Ferdinand E. Marcos ( 1965 – 1986 )
Fifth Republic
Corazon Aquino ( 1986 – 1992 )
Fidel V. Ramos ( 1992 – 1998
Joseph Estrada ( 1998 – 2001 )
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ( 2001 – 2010 )
Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III ( 2010 – 2016 )
Rodrigo Duterte ( 2016 – present )