PHIL.

HISTORY

FACT SHEET!
CONTENT 1
During his presidency, Joseph Estrada prioritized pro-
poor measures, including social programs and initiatives
aimed at reducing poverty and improving the lives of the
poorest Filipinos. Notable programs included the "Erap
Para sa Mahirap" program, which provided free medical
care to indigent patients and supported farmers.
However, his presidency was marred by controversy,
leading to his resignation in 2001 due to allegations of
corruption. Estrada's pro-poor stance was a crucial part
of his political career, but he was acquitted of a high-
profile plunder case due to lack of evidence. His political
and judicial actions continue to be a source of
contention in the Philippines.

Reuters (2007). Philippines' Estrada guilty of plunder,

gets life. Retrieved September 12, 2007 from,
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-estrada-
idUSMAN8545820070912/

CONTENT 2
During his rule, former Philippine President Ferdinand
Marcos faced controversy and human rights violations. His
dismissal from office was the result of the People Power
Revolution. There is no widely accepted evidence that
Marcos attended a conference in Canada in 1983. Marcos
and his wife Imelda went into exile in Hawaii after being
deposed in 1986, and would not return to the Philippines
until the early 1990s. Marcos' worldwide trips and activities
were investigated, and the Philippine government sought
his extradition on corruption and human rights violations
allegations.

GovPH (n.d.).Ferdinand E. Marcos, Eighteenth State of the

Nation Address, January 17, 1983. Retrieved from,
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1983/01/17/ferdinand-
e-marcos-eighteenth-state-of-the-nation-address-january-
17-1983/

CONTENT 3
In 1940, Manuel L. Quezon sought to widen and transform the
Philippines' longest roadway, which was at the time also the
shortest. The government intends to rename Highway 54 in honor
of a Filipino historian. In accordance with an unwritten rule at the
time that streets could only be named after the deceased, US
General Douglas "I shall return" MacArthur and the adored Ramon
Magsaysay, who perished in a plane disaster in 1957, were the true
finalists. Then there was Jose Rizal, who was already the subject of
numerous streets bearing his name. The North and South
Circumferential Road, also known as Epifanio de los Santos
Avenue, was constructed by the Manuel Quezon administration
between 1939 and 1940. It is improbable that Ferdinand Marcos,
Sr. built EDSA because his reign began in 1965 and he was
overthrown by the populace in an election and a rebellion in 1986.
Bouquet Y. Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and
the Pacific (2013) BATTLING CONGESTION IN MANILA: THE EDSA
PROBLEM. Retrieved from
https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/bulletin82_Article-
4.pdf