Ah. A Marcos Fan. Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Bob Marley.

My loved ones who passed away alrdy and.... Francis Magalona

President Marcos. Amy Winehouse My grandparents, I wanna meet them. And my Uncle, give him another shot at life.

My uncle Jojo and Dr. Jose Rizal

My great grandmother (Lola's mom) [spoiler]Because now I'm inlove with war stories. I wanna know what it's like to live in world war 2 or even Korean War. I wanna know how she fell in love with a Mexican/German Navy Officer from the United States and how she gave birth to my lola only to find out afterwards that her husband has already died in the war.[/spoiler]

[quote=Tres;#405306;1399383465]Except history books aren't always accurate. Imelda's an extravagant lady. [b]But our debts were also for the improvement of the country[/b]. We were progressive during Marcos' reign. Economically speaking, at least. If it weren't because of the martial law, people would acknowledge his achievements more. Wouldn't we?[/quote] I agree. Actually to gain the support from the Americans, Marcos held a re-election in 1986 to prove that he isn't just a dictator. It was Marcos who actually won, not Aquino. It was on Marcos reign that the roads were developed from northern PH to Manila. (Thank God for that) But to be honest, because of the first People Power the lives of farmers were improved greatly.

Last edited by aya (2014-05-06 09:57:10)

[quote=Tres;#405306;1399383465]But our debts were also for the improvement of the country. We were progressive during Marcos' reign. Economically speaking, at least.[/quote] Oh please, what improvement are you talking about? The structuring of CCP Complex? Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (please tell me what benefit it has given to us)? And if he did help our country ECONOMICALLY, then Philippines won't have to pay for the debts his regime caused. Granted, his performance on his first term was exemplary compared with the presidents before him but the repercussions of the corruption of the Marcoses lead to our country BORRROWING from IMF and World Bank to finance projects that were supposed to 'help' our country. The interest alone of the accumulated debts takes a huge chunk out of the national budget our gov't provides. Thus, Philippines will pay for the debts until 2025 so I would have to disagree that Marcos helped our country economically speaking. [quote=Tres;#405306;1399383465]If it weren't because of the martial law, people would acknowledge his achievements more. Wouldn't we?[/quote] His achievements were mostly for his own family's sake not for the common good. Don't worry, I understand where all of this coming from. Heritage, after all.

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[quote=bubblegum;#405683;1399451699]I would have to disagree that Marcos helped our country economically speaking.[/quote] Gunna answer you with this [quote=aya;#405318;1399384579]It was on Marcos reign that the roads were developed from northern PH to Manila. (Thank God for that)[/quote] I was talking about this ^ kind of improvements. You seem to be so against Marcos, so I don't think it's healthy to argue more on this [quote=bubblegum;#405683;1399451699]Don't worry, I understand where all of this coming from. Heritage, after all.[/quote] Thank you.

Gramps and nelson mandela/madela/madnigga or whatever