Philippine History

Ryan Angelo C. Dar 2011-05580-MN-0

BS ECE 1-4 Prof. Erwin Cipriano

The Presidency Timeline

president | Date of Presidency | Events/Efforts |

1. Ferdinand Marcos | December 30, 1965 | - A Filipino dictator who held the title of President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.First Term:-Mobilized the manpower and resources of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.Second Term:

Sept. 21, 1972- He declared the Martial Law and called his second regime as the “New Society”. |

2. Corazon Aquino | February 25, 1986 | -The first Filipino woman to hold the Presidential office as the First Woman President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.-called as the “Mother of Democracy”- In May 1986, the reorganized Supreme Court declared the Aquino government as “not merely a de facto government but in fact and law a de jure government”, whose legitimacy had been affirmed by the community of nations.- On February 2, 1987, the new Constitution of the Philippines, which put strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights and social justice, was overwhelmingly approved by the Filipino people. |

3. Fidel Ramos | June 30, 1992 | - Popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.- Ramos served in the Cabinet of President Corazon Aquino first as chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and, later on, as Secretary of National Defense from 1986 to 1991.- During his State of the Nation address on July 27, 1992, he requested that the Congress enact a law that would create an Energy Department that would plan and manage the Philippines' energy demands.- Ramos was also known as the most-traveled Philippine President compared to his predecessors with numerous foreign trips abroad, generating about US$ 20 billion worth of foreign investments to the Philippines.- To ensure a positive financial outlook on the Philippines, Ramos led the 4th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Summit in the Philippines...