She believed that in order to win democracy, it must be fought in ways of democracy. Pres.

Cory stated that “we fought for honor, and, if only for honor, we shall pay.” thereby
agreeing to pay the $26 billion foreign debt by a president turned dictator, former Pres.
Marcos. This is a great example on why we should choose wisely the leader of our nation as
the leader can bring great prosperity to our land or give us unprecedented problems.

The speech of former Pres. Cory Aquino gave us great information on what was happening
to our fellow Filipinos during the time of dictatorship and how the revolution started. Pres.
Cory’s speech showed her resentment for her predecessor and the communist insurgence
that grew. This makes us wonder how fortunate we are to cherish the democracy we have
today.

Former Pres. Cory Aquino’s speech in the U.S. congress was a huge boost for the Philippines
in long journey of recovering. She managed to enlighten the world on how tenacious we
Filipinos are in fighting for our democracy.

The Americans were swayed in our favor due to her compassionate and implicit speech thus
marks the start of America helping our nation prosper, not as slaves but as a country of free
people.

Marcos

The speech of former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos gave us information that Filipinos before
cherish the achievements and ideals of Americans. In spite of the fact that Pres. Marcos is
implying that the Philippines is one of the poorest countries, he stated that the Philippines is
being shaped from the basis of American democracy. This information is of huge help as we
Filipinos should not be belittled when we are taught yet we must take it in a positive manner
and be educated to improve for the better.

The speech also concluded that in following the principles and ideals of democracy, it is
where we Filipinos gain our honor. His speech also gave us information why our Filipino
people were dependent on the friendship and protection of American in case of another
dark age. A clear manifestation that we must provide a positive appeal to foreign countries
in order to receive assistance in times of crisis.

The speech of former Pres. Marcos was impassioned with his gratitude to America and was
accepted positively thereby concluded as of huge help in helping our country reciprocate.

The information garnered in his speech is of great relevance on how the Philippines was able
to maintain and protect its democracy and principles. The relevance of this speech will be of
huge contribution for us who wishes to study how the Americans and Filipinos were able to
benefit each other