Vasquez, Ronnel M.

BSEE – 1

Villapando, Melvin L. March 11, 2020

1. The Attributes of Former President Corazon C. Aquino and positive events during her
administration

a. Mrs. Rhea Vasquez’s account

The only positive contribution of Cory Aquino I have experienced during my teenage is the
freedom of expression and democracy. “Noon panahon kasi ni Marcos, para kaming robot” she
said. All of us were controlled by the Army and the Government. We do not have the right to
express our side and complaint. The media were also controlled because of the Martial Law to
prevent public criticism. I was thankful that this former President fought against the unrighteous
act of the Military under the Martial Law.

b. Mr. Benjamin Villapando’s account

“Noong naganap ang EDSA Revolution, ako'y isang mason lang sa Maynila. Si Cory
Aquino ang naging presidente noon, at nagkaroon ng press freedom 'di tulad noong panahon ni
Marcos na na-hold ang midya ng gobyerno. Alam mo, nagkaisa ang mga tao noon para pababain
sa pwesto si Marcos. Tapos, natigil din 'yong military takeover. Tapos, noong si Cory na 'yong
nakaupo, tinanggal 'yong death penalty sa pagkakatanda ko... 'yong lethal injection ata yun."

2. The bad side of Former President Corazon C. Aquino and negative events during her
administration.

a. Mr. Rodel Vasquez’s account

I was a teenager when I heard the news of closing the Bataan Nuclear Power
Plant. It was during her administration. This because it was a Marcos plant and may have
been compromised by corruption partially because environmentalists have told her that if
it becomes active, the power station is a clear and present danger, because it sits on top of
a fault line. Never mind that Japan as a whole has a massive fault line surrounded with
multiple nuclear power plants, or the fact that Marcos built the plant because of the
expected energy requirement and also to make us less dependent on oil for electricity. I
am totally disappointed with the decision of Cory Aquino. This led in the government
continuing to pay for the debt to Westinghouse from the mothballed power plant, and the
resulting electricity crisis of the 1990s prompted President Ramos to request emergency
powers to build new foreign-funded power plants. Due to the extreme rotating black outs
 before, people have been forced to buy personal generators to power their homes and
businesses, leading to air pollution, in contradiction on what the environmentalists
discussed on why the Bataan Nuclear Plant must close.

b. Mrs. Benedicta Villapando’s account

Si Marcos talaga 'yong nanalo noon sa counting ng COMELEC kaso, batay

naman sa NAMFREL counting ay si Cory ang nanalo. Sabay sila nanumpa noon tapos
doon na nagkagulo dahil para kay Marcos, siya ang nanalo. Sa kabilang banda, si Cory
naman ang nanalo para sa mga tao. Napababa noon si Marcos dahil nakita ni Marcos na
mamamatay 'yong maraming tao kapag hindi pa siya bumaba. Noong panahon kasi na
'yon, nanawagan ang simbahan sa mga tao na magsama sama para pababain si Marcos.
Kaya ganoon na nangyari. Noong naupo naman si Cory Aquino, nagsimula na ring
dominahin ng mga kababaihan ang gobyerno at mahalal sa kanya-kanyang tinatakbuhan.

Kaya lang, ilang mga pangako ni Cory ang napako tulad na lang noong sinabi
niya na ibababa niya ang mga bilihin. Wala man lamang nangyari. Kung tutuusin, mas
tumaas pa nga ang mga bilihin. Halimbawa na 'yong presyo ng galunggong na sinabing
ibababa ng limang piso kada kilo na noon ay dalawampung piso kada kilo. Wala naman
nangyari. Pinagharian talaga iyon ng mga kapitalista at nabago ang economic system ng
bansa.

Napatigil din ang mga on-going projects ni Marcos kaya maraming pera ang
nasayang o napunta lamang sa wala. Halimbawa nito ay ang Palace in the Sky sa
Tagaytay. Isa pa, ipinasara rin ang nuclear power plant sa Bataan na diumano ay
pagmamay-ari ng mga Marcos. Marami pa sana ito makatulong sa atin. Nakakalungkot
dahil nagbago ang masaganang ekonomiya tulad ng dati."
3. Between the two sides interviewed, which do you think is more reliable? Why?

Given all the facts and information by each account on both sides, we can
conclude that the negative side is more reliable.

On the negative side, it provided a lot of information. Although, both sides were
based on the experience of each account, the number of evidences and information on the
negative side is much more than the other side. Moreover, the negative side is not biased
because the two accounts have discussed the difference between the administration of
Cory Aquino and Ferdinand Marcos. On the other hand, the accounts in the positive side
were focused only on one good thing about Cory Aquino. The two accounts only
discussed about freedom and democracy. Even though they compared also the said two
administration, they were lacked of supporting details because they only compare it in
terms of government system. They did not mention the economical issues and other
necessary areas of problem in our country.
4. Documentation

Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez

Benjamin Villapando Benedicta Villapando