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to
Ms. Maybel B. Dela Cruz, LPT
Baliwag Maritime Academy
San Rafael, Bulacan
BY
1/C Ogay, Mark Bryan S.
1/C Pilar, John Jayvee A.
Soc. Sci. 2

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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Objectives:

-Cadets will barely understand the


definition of revolutionary government
-how the people of the Philippines react on
these scenarios
-the leaders of the 5th republic and how
they handle things
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What is Revolution?

A FORCIBLE OVERTHROW OF
A GOVERNMENT OR SOCIAL
ORDER, IN FAVOR OF A NEW
SYSTEM.
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What is Government?

THE SYSTEM BY WHICH A


NATION, STATE, OR COMMUNITY IS
GOVERNED. THE ACTION OR
MANNER OF CONTROLLING OR
REGULATING A NATION,
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1986 EDSA PEOPLE POWER


(February 22 – 25, 1986)

The assassination of the


then opposition leader,
Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino,
Jr. , was the pre-cursor of
the downfall of Marcos.
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1986 EDSA PEOPLE POWER
(February 22 – 25, 1986)
-It was billed as the crime
of the 20th century and its
trial was celebrated
because of its impact to
the Filipino people. Three
years after, EDSA People
power happened, which
was the last nail to the
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1986 EDSA PEOPLE POWER
(February 22 – 25, 1986)
-The EDSA Revolution was a product of the
power struggle of the Marcos Boys led by
Imelda Marcos and Gen. Fabian Ver in one hand
versus the group of Juan Ponce Enrile, Fidel
Ramos, and the RAM group of Gregorio
Honasan. Taking advantage on the illness of
Marcos, these groups positioned themselves as
the heir apparent of the President who was
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Gen. Fabian Cisologo Ver
• Born  January 20, 1920 Sarrat, Ilocos Norte,
Philippine Islands (1920-01-20)
• Died  November 21, 1998, Bangkok, Thailand
• Commands held  Armed Forces of the
Philippines
-He was most trusted military officer of then
President Ferdinand Marcos as Martial Law was
declared on September 21, 1972. and he was
also known as Marcos' chief enforcer,and was
the highest among the Rolex 12. Minister Juan
Ponce Enrile, as the Martial Law Architect, the
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Imelda Remedios
Visitacion Romualdez-
Imelda Romualdez Marcos  (born Imelda Trinidad
.

Romualdez; 2 JulyMarcos
1929) is a Filipino politician who
was First Lady of the Philippines for 21 years, during
which she and her husband are widely believed to have
illegally amassed a multi-billion U.S. dollar personal
fortune,  the bulk of which still remains unrecovered. Her
fortune was estimated to be at $24bn in 1979, and today
is estimated to be at least $30bn. She owned 3,000 pairs
of shoes and imported giraffes because she could.
She married Ferdinand Marcos in 1954 and became First
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in 1965 when he became President of the
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1986 EDSA PEOPLE POWER
(February 22 – 25, 1986)
-The RAM of Gregorio Honasan decided to
launch a coup d’etat on February 22, 1986 and
later was supported by Juan Ponce
Enrile(Minister of Defense) and Gen. Fidel
Ramos(PC-INP Chief). They called on the
citizens and the church for support to counter
Imelda and Ver’s revenge. These
Institutions(citizens and the church) marched
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Coup d’etat and People Power
Fidel V. Ramos and Juan Ponce Enrile call for support.
(Photo from the presidential Museum and Library)

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1986 EDSA PEOPLE POWER
(February 22 – 25, 1986)
-On February 25, 1986, Marcos fled. He wanted
supposedly to go to Paoay, Ilocos Norte, his
hometown, but the Americans who picked him
up brought him to Hawaii instead. This was for
Marcos to avoid the wrath of the people, secure
safety of the Marcos loyalists, and to have a
new stable government for the Filipinos.
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AQUINO REVOLUTIONARY
GOVERNMENT
(March 24, election
-The snap 1986 – February 2, by
has called 1987)
President Marcos
on February 7, 1986 to get a fresh mandate from
the people. This objective was a wise decision for
the Government was an object of ridicule in local
and international fronts. His Government was
beset by unexplainable graft and corruption ,
extreme peace and order , worsening extrajudicial
killings of political opponents, and strong
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Maria Corazon Cojuangco
Aquino who served as the 11th
Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino (25 January 1933 – 1
August 2009) was a Filipino politician
President of the Philippines, becoming the first woman to hold
that office. Corazon Aquino was the most prominent figure of
the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the 20-year
rule of President Ferdinand Marcos. She was
named Time magazine's Woman of the Year in 1986. Prior to
this, she had not held any elective office. Aquino was
diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2008; she died on 1 August
2009. Her monuments of peace and democracy were
established in the capital Manila and her home province
of Tarlac after her death. Her son Benigno Aquino III became
President of the Philippines from 30 June 2010 to 30 June 2016.
Throughout her life, Aquino was known to be a devout Roman
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Catholic, and was fluent in French, Japanese, Spanish,
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AQUINO REVOLUTIONARY
GOVERNMENT
(March 24, 1986
-As a result, – February
when 2, 1987)victory in the
Marcos claimed
snap election in 1986, he had ridiculed by the
opposition. Street parliamentarians started to
flood the streets in electoral protest. The
opposition candidates, Aquino and Laurel, went on
air claiming victory as well. It was February 25,
1986, when Corazon Aquino and Salvador Laurel
took their oath of office at the Club Filipino, San
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Salvador Roman Hidalgo
Laurel
Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel (November 18, 1928 –
January 27, 2004), also known as Doy Laurel, was
a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as Vice-President of
the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Corazon
Aquino and briefly served as Prime Minister from 25 February
to 25 March 1986, when the position was abolished. He was a
major leader of the United Nationalist Democratic
Organization (UNIDO), the political party that helped topple
the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos with the
1986 People Power Revolution. For a month following
the People Power Revolution in late February 1986, Laurel
became the only person in Philippine history to hold the posts
of Vice-President, Prime Minister, and Foreign
Minister concurrently. The office of Prime Minister was
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GOVERNMENT
-(March
These two officers
24, 1986 ascended to their
– February 2, 1987)
respective positions through the direct
mandate of the people, the Filipinos
version of peaceful revolution known as
EDSA People Power I. Aquino’s
government was defined as
revolutionary deriving its authority from
the direct mandate of the ultimate
sovereign power of the people and not
from the 1973 Constitution. (Salvador P.
Laurel poses in front of the Marcos bust
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AQUINO REVOLUTIONARY
GOVERNMENT
(March 24, 1986 – February 2, 1987)
-After taking power, the Aquino Government
worked for its international recognition. Since
this Government was founded through the
unconditional support of the people it must also
show that it has an effective control in territory
where it exercise it powers (De Leon, 1986). As
found in the third whereas of Proclamation No.3
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AQUINO REVOLUTIONARY
GOVERNMENT
-WHEREAS, the
(March 24, 1986direct mandate
– February of the people as
2, 1987)
manifested by their extraordinary action demands the
complete reorganization of the government, restoration of
democracy, protection of basic rights, rebuilding of
confidence in the entire government system, eradication
of graft and corruption, restoration of peace and order,
maintenance of the supremacy of civilian authority over
the military, and the transition to government under a
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AQUINO REVOLUTIONARY
GOVERNMENT
-To legitimize
(March her–Government,
24, 1986 the
February 2, 1987)
President adopted her
Constitution on March 25, 1986
through the issuance of
Proclamation No. 3 otherwise
known as the Provisional
Constitution was penned by the
then Minister of Justice, Neptali
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1986 CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISION
Upon the adoption of the Provisional Constitution, the
government was reorganized under the Revolutionary
Government. On April 23, 1986, President Corazon Aquino
issued Proclamation No. 9 calling for a Constitutional
Commission of 1986 to draft a Constitution for the
Republic of the Philippines.

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1986 CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISION
The members of the body were handpicked by the
President. The members were described by Proclamation
No.3 in Article IV, Section 1 as:
SECTION 1. Within sixty (60) days from date of this Proclamation, a Commission
shall be appointed by the President to draft a New Constitution. The Commission
shall be composed of not less than thirty (30) nor more than fifty (50) natural born
citizens of the Philippines, of recognized probity, known for their independence,
nationalism and patriotism. They shall be chosen by the President after
consultation with various sectors of society.
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1986 CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISION

Cecilia Muñoz- Ambrosio B. Padilla Napoleon G. Rama


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1986 CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISION

Jose D. Calderon Ahmad Domocao


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1986 CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISION
Although Proclamation No.3 provided for a maximum of 50
members but the actual number of Commissioners was
48. The two slots were reserved for the opposition and the
Iglesia Ni Cristo. The opposition withdrew its appointee
and the Iglesia Ni Cristo had no time to consult its
constituents and did not accept the offer. The opus of the
Commission was adopted by the body on October 12,
1986 and signed on October 15, 1986(Padilla, 1988;
Bernas, 1997; De Leon, 2008). The proposed 1987
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1986 CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISION
The constitutions is composed of 18
Articles, if written in a regular book size
frame would consists of 80 pages. It is very
long constitution and in the words of a
brilliant jurist “it is a talkative constitution.”
The 1987 Constitution supplanted the 1986
Provisional Constitution otherwise known as
the Freedom Constitution promulgated
under Proclamation No. 3.
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1986 CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISION
With the adoption of the New Constitution,
a 5th Republic of the Philippines was
established with President Corazon Aquino
as its first President and the first ever
woman President of the Philippines. The
1987 Constitution brought back to life the
presidential system of Government, which
was momentarily killed by the infamous
1973 Constitution.
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CORAZON COJUANGCO AQUINO’S CONSTITUTIONAL
GOVERNMENT
(February 2, 1987 – June 30, 1992)
The political Governance under the Aquino presidency could be
likened to that of the Osmeña presidency. Though the time and
conditions were different from each other but the implication was
the same, i.e., the liberation of the Philippines from the claws of
tyranny. The Osmeña Government was a Philippines liberated from
the cruel Japanese Imperial Army whereas the Aquino
administration was a Philippines uplifted from a shrewd dictator.
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President Aquino had to address the following problems:

1. A Republic of the Philippines from the ravage of Martial Rule.


2. A Wounded democracy and individual liberties.
3. A gargantuan graft and corruption
4. A worsening insurgency in the countryside and secessionism in
Mindanao
5. An expensive bloated bureaucracy
6. An extremely devastating calamities, the 1990 Mt. Pinatubo
Eruption and the 1991 killer earthquake
7. A weak financial support for a bankrupt treasury
8. A 07divided
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In her more than six(6) years as a Political Leader of the
5th Republic, Abueva (1998) mentioned the following
achievements of Cory:

1. Overthrowing of the authoritarian regime of Marcos


2. Rebuilding of the fragile democracy under a new constitution
3. Defeating the seven coup attempts against her presidency:
3.1 July 6, 1986 Marcos Loyalist’ Takeover of the Manila Hotel
3.2 November 22, 1986 – God save the Queen Plot
3.3 January 27, 1987 – occupation of the television station GMA
7, which involves less than a hundred soldiers
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In her more than six(6) years as a Political Leader of the
5th Republic, Abueva (1998) mentioned the following
achievements of Cory:
3.4 April 28, 1987 – Black Saturday involving 15 enlisted
Philippine Army Personnel who raided the Philippine Army Armory
3.5 July 1987 – MIA takeover plot but had never occurred
3.6 August 28, 1987 – it failed due to poor judgment on the part
of the mutineers
3.7 December 1, 1989 – it also failed due to foreign intervention
(Laurel, 1998)
4.Ensuring a democratic transfer of power in 1992
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CORAZON COJUANGCO AQUINO’S CONSTITUTIONAL
GOVERNMENT
(February 2, 1987 – June 30, 1992)
Even if Cory was a darling of the
world during her time, she had
also her own failings as chief
executive. Vice President
Salvador “Doy” Laurel (1998)
mentioned the following in his
diary such as nepotism(Kamag-
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FIDEL VALDEZ RAMOS
(JUNE 30, 1992- JUNE 30, 1998)
The first President of the Philippines
was a general of the Revolutionary Armed
Forces. Almost one hundred years later
on June 30, 1992, the 12th President was
also a General who became famous due
to his vital role in the success of the
peaceful revolution in 1986 – EDSA
People Power. During his inauguration in
1992, Ramos declared that he is the first
President
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FIDEL VALDEZ RAMOS
(JUNE 30, 1992- JUNE 30, 1998)
His administrative program was
anchored on his slogan “Philippines
2000” to which he vowed to
transform the Philippines as one of
the new tiger economies of Asia. It
was during his presidency that
Congress enacted vital ecomonic
legislations to propel the
Philippines
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Famous of his programs are anchored on the following
laws:
1.)Creation of LEDAC (Legislative and Executive Development
Advisory Council) under RA 7640, Dec. 2 1992

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Famous of his programs are anchored on the following
laws:
2.)Creation of the Department of Energy (RA 7638, Dec. 9, 1992)

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Famous of his programs are anchored on the following
laws:
3.)Amnesty Proclamation No. 723 to RAM-SFP-YOU members

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Famous of his programs are anchored on the following
laws:
4.)SPCPD (Southern Philippines Council for Peace and
Development)

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Famous of his programs are anchored on the following
laws:
5.)Creation of AFTA

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Famous of his programs are anchored on the following
laws:
6.)Ratification of GATT-Uruguay Round – the Philippines became a
member of WTO

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Famous of his programs are anchored on the following
laws:
7.)Oil Deregulation Law (RA 8180)

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Famous of his programs are anchored on the following
laws:
8.)IPRA – Indigenous People’s Rights Act (RA 8371)

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FIDEL VALDEZ RAMOS
(JUNE 30, 1992- JUNE 30, 1998)

Before vowing from office, he has a misfortune of courting the


wrath of the people when he tried to thinker the 1987 Constitution
for him to remove prohibition on presidential reelection. When he
was threatened by the youth, progressive block, religious groups
and other political stakeholders to send millions of protesters in
the streets, he desisted from his unconstitutional adventurism.
Since the first attack on the 1987 Constitution was hatched, the
two other presidents of the 5th Republic followed suit. The most
gruesome is yet to come.
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JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
(JUNE 30, 1998 – JANUARY 20, 2001)
The 13th President of the Philippines was a
product of the showbiz industry. He was
considered as a stage man rather than a
statesman owing to his background as a popular
action star before invading the cruel political
industry. He was a victim of the curse of number
13. He was impeached by the house of
representatives on November 13, 2000. When he
questioned the constitutionality of the Arroyo
Government, the Supreme Court of the Philippines
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JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
(JUNE 30, 1998 – JANUARY 20, 2001)
His Presidential platform wan conceived in his Medium Term
Development Program known as “Angat Pinoy 2004.” In his short
presidency, he was remembered due to the following problems
attendant in his government . These were:
Jueteng Scandal

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JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
(JUNE 30, 1998 – JANUARY 20, 2001)

Jose Velarde Account in PCI-Equitable


Bank

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JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
(JUNE 30, 1998 – JANUARY 20, 2001)
Womanizing, drinking, and gambling sessions with his midnight
cabinet

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JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
(JUNE 30, 1998 – JANUARY 20, 2001)

Economic Plunder

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JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
(JUNE 30, 1998 – JANUARY 20, 2001)
All these alleged presidential activities led to his impeachment in
2000. He has tried by the senate in late 2000 to early part of
January 2001 but the trial was aborted when the Prosecutors
walked out after their failure to open the second envelope that
allegedly contained the damaging evidence against Mr. Estrada.
On January 20, 2001, the second people power had launched by
the critics of Mr. Estrada. This is now titled in our history as Edsa
Dos. Later, the Sandiganbayan tried Joseph Estrada for plunder
and was convicted in September 2007. Subsequently, he was
granted absolute pardon by Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in
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GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
The first woman President of the
Philippines was a product of EDSA
People Power in 1986. So with the
second woman President came via Edsa
Dos in 2001. Her Government would be
more remembered by its misdeeds
rather than by its minimal
achievements. In short, her
government is a classic example of bad
governance.
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GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

1.) Kickbacks from government


projects such as Northrail, ZTE
(Zhong Zhen
Telecommunications)- NBN
scandal. As deduced from the
biography of JDV.
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GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

1.1) The ZTE-NBN deal worth


more than $329 million was
“overpriced about 100% to
accommodate the advances
and kickbacks” for powerful
persons closely linked to the
Arroyo
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GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

1.2) Chairman Abalos of the


COMELEC brokered the ZTE
deal in exchanged for a huge
comission. Abalos wanted the
NBN project to be his “last
hurrah” before stepping down
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GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

1.3)Abalos offered Joey de


Venecia $10 million to withdraw
AHI’s unsolicited proposal for
the NBN project, which the
latter refused

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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:
1.4)The President’s husband, Jose
Miguel Arroyo, supported actively the
$329 million ZTE broadband deal.
During one tense encounter at
Manila’s Wack Wack Golf and
Country Club in mid-march, Arroyo
thrust his forefinger just inches away
from07 /Joey
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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

2.) Bribery (of local officials and


members of the house of
representatives)

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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:
3.) Gargantuan graft and corruption
in all levels of the bureaucracy.
According to the survey groups,
Arroyo was perceived by the Filipinos
as the most corrupt of all the
Presidents of the Philippines
dislodging Marcos as the number 1
kleptomaniac
07 / 04 / 2019 of the Philippines
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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

4.) Jose Pidal


account

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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

5.) Hello! Garci scandal that


almost toppled her from
power. She was accused of
stealing the presidency from
Fernando Poe, Jr. through
“dagdag-bawas” scheme
instigated
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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

6.) 2004 Junior Officers


Oakwood Mutiny

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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

7.) Four impeachment cases


since 2005 when she was
accused of “lying, cheating,
and stealing”

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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

8.) Unending issue of


charter change to lift term
limits of elective officials

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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

9.) Rubber Stamp House of


Representatives

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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

10.) Extra-judicial killings

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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
In that, for almost 10 years in office, Gloria’s government was
beset by political problems, these were:

11.) Proclamation of martial


law in Maguindanao in 2009
under proclamation 1959

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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
The perennial political bashing between the opposition and the
administration on the issue of charter change, the government has
wasted precious time, money, and effort, which can be used to
solve the so many problems of the government. Juan de la Cruz
was badly wounded due to greed and avarice perpetrated by the
powers-that-be. The propensity of the Arroyos to cling on to power
even after her mandated term of office is a lust for power.

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THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(JANUARY 20, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2010)
With all the news items pointing at Arroyo who plans to run as
Representative of the 2nd District of Pampanga in blatant show of
insensitivity to the issue of good governance. The people are
already tired of her patronage style of management. The process
of constitutional accountability does not work due to the
misinterpretation of accountability. The impeachment process has
been trivialized and sidelined many times because of political
expediency. The representatives of the people in the lower house
do not actually represent the voice of their constituencies because
they are not actually residents of the districts they represent in
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THE REVOLUTIONARY
GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTH
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
THE END

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