FERDINAND

MARCOS
Ferdinand Marcos, in full Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, (born September 11,
1917, Sarrat, Philippines—died September 28, 1989, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.),
Philippine lawyer and politician who, as head of state from 1966 to 1986,
established an authoritarian regime in the Philippines that came under 
criticism for corruption and for its suppression of democratic processes. A
leading member of the New Society Movement, he ruled as a dictator under 
martial law from 1972 until 1981.

Presidential term: 30 December 1965 – 25 February 1986

The Marcos family is a family in the Philippines. They have established
themselves in the country's politics having established a political
dynasty that traces its beginnings to the 1925 election of Mariano
Marcos to the Philippine House of Representatives as congressman for
the second district of Ilocos Norte; reached its peak during the 21-year
reign of Ferdinand Marcos as president of the Philippines that included
the declaration of Martial Law throughout the country; and continues
today with the political careers of Imelda Marcos, Imee Marcos, and
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
MARTIAL LAW

Martial Law was declared by Marcos to suppress the increasing civil

discord and the threats of communist conquest. The declaration was
initially granted by some sectors bit it eventually became unpopular to the
people and the masses because of the human rights abuses by the military.
PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY
MARCOS
It was in Marcos’ time when Pioneering hospitals were built:
-Philippine Heart Center
-Lung Center of the Philippines
-National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Cultural, tourism and heritage sites were, likewise, constructed:
-Cultural Center of the Philippines
-Folk Arts Theater
-Philippine International Convention Center
-National Arts Center (now Makiling Center for the Arts) housing
-Philippine High School for the Arts
-Nayong Pilipino
-People’s Park in the Sky (in Tagaytay)
President Marcos came up with the Bagong Lipunan Improvement of Sites
and Services (BLISS) projects in Manila and in the rural areas to house the
country’s poorest of the poor.

A total of 230,000 housing units were constructed from 1975 to 1985.

During his first term Marcos focused on developing infrastructure, the
development of the North Luzon Expressway benefitted the Filipino
common man.
Marcos also had livelihood programs for LGU’s to help make their
communities more economically developed. The implementation of
Martial Law turned to out to be beneficiary to the Philippines during the
first year of implementation to till the 80’s the countries GNP increased
from P55 billion to P193 billion, this however came at the expense of the
Filipinos who lost their sense of democracy during Martial Law.
He put in the major trunk-line road networks within the country , linking them from
Luzon to the Visayas, and then to Mindanao.

In Luzon, major irrigation systems and hydroelectric power plants were built.
-Upper Pampanga River Project
-Angat multipurpose power and irrigation project
-Magat River Project

In addition, community irrigation systems were built in many other provinces where
agricultural activities thrived, especially across the nation and in the big islands.