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Thank you, Knolan. Hello!
I’m David Heo, and I’m going to talk about the Independence Era of
the Philippines. First, let’s talk about the Marcoses. Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was the 10th president
of the Philippines, and he was the president for about 20 years before he was ousted by the
Filipinos. Many believed that he was a corrupt government official and stole millions of pesos
from the Filipinos. He declared Martial Law in the country to take over the government.
Imelda Marcos was the wife of the former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and mother of Bong
Bong Marcos. She was the right hand of her late husband when it came to running the country
during their time, that is why she was also called the “Steel Butterfly ''.
Bong-bong Marcos is the 17th president of the Philippines. And was the son of Ferdinand
Marcos Sr. and Imelda Marcos. Like his parents, he also engaged in politics. He almost won the
vice presidency election in 2016.
And now let’s move on to the “War on Drugs”; this happened during the term of the former
president Rodrigo Duterte. It was estimated that 12,000 - 30,000 Filipinos were killed who used
or sold drugs; most of the Filipinos also called this as “Extrajudicial Killing”. Research by
Human Rights Watch and other human rights groups found that police officers routinely plant
evidence such as illegal drugs and weapons on the bodies of victims to try to justify their claims
that the person had fought back.
Before ending the 6 year term of president Duterte, the Philippines and the Filipinos are also
preparing for the next president that will serve the country for about 6 years as well. Last 2022,
the election for the 17th president of the Philippines happened.
Let’s try to get to know them again. The first candidate was ABELLA, ERNIE. He was running
as an independent candidate, seeking to promote the participation of ordinary citizens and small
entrepreneurs in governance, better access to food and healthcare services to children and senior
citizens.
The second candidate was DE GUZMAN, LEODY. He was running under the opposition
coalition Laban ng Masa on a progressive and worker-centric platform hinged on a complete
reform of the country’s political system to foster social development and eventually augment the
economy.
The third candidate was DOMAGOSO, ISKO MORENO. He was running under aksyon
demokratiko, and was the mayor of Metro Manila during the time that he ran for president. Since
taking office, Domagoso has focused on improving public health and school facilities and
providing low-cost housing for the urban poor, along with beautification and tourism projects
across the city.
The forth candidate was GONZALES, NORBERTO. He was running under Partido demokratiko
sosyalista pilipinas. He chairs the Philippine Democratic Socialist Party, which has roots in the
protest movement in the 1970s and participated in the mass campaigns against the Marcos
dictatorship, peace talks with the Moro National Liberation Front and the ouster of President
Joseph Ejercito Estrada.
The fifth candidate was LACSON, PING. He was running as an independent candidate. He
started his career in law enforcement in 1971 as a member of the infamous Metrocom
Intelligence Security Group that was responsible for the disappearances and torture of activists
and critics of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
The sixth candidate was MANGONDATO, FAISAL. He was running under Katipunan ng
Kamalayang Kayumanggi. He launched a failed bid for regional governor of Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao as an independent in 2016. Three years later, in 2019, he sought a
Senate seat in 2019 but did not garner enough votes to win.
The seventh candidate was MARCOS, BONGBONG. He was running under Partido federal ng
pilipinas. He also served as a senator from 2010 to 2016 before losing a bid for higher office to
Vice President Leni Robredo in the 2016 elections.
The eight candidate was MONTEMAYOR JOSE JR. He was running under the democratic party
of the Philippines. He was campaigning on a 10-point agenda to address COVID-19, eliminate
corruption, improve the campaign against illegal drugs, achieve full employment, alleviate
poverty and attain economic prosperity.
The ninth candidate was PACQUIAO, MANNY PACMAN. He was running under abag promdi.
Pacquiao was campaigning on ridding the country of corruption, criminality, and poverty, though
he has not published any concrete policy proposals as of this writing.
And the last candidate and the only woman was Leni Robrido. She was running under as an
independent candidate. In her lone term in the House of Representatives, Robredo principally
authored three bills that were signed into law, including the Tax Incentives Management and
Transparency Act.
And that was the Philippines Pre-colonial up to the recent election that happened just last year. I
hope you learned something from our group and thank you for listening.

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