After Marcos--better or worse?

lionnoisy SG

About 40% of Filipinos, or more than 30 million people, live in abject poverty. Most of those are in rural areas..........

"The debt repayments and the government payroll take up 90% of the budget,"

Country profile: The Philippines

The Philippines marks 20 years of freedom from President Ferdinand Marcos - under a state of emergency.Are the life of people better or for
worse after Marcos?

1986: Corazon Aquino is Philippines president,after Marcos went into exile in Hawaii

Former President Corazon Aquino also involved in the protest in Feb 2006

Salman SG

First of all, there was less crime under Marcos because it was no nonsence back then.
Aquino sucks because she was too nice. She couldn't deliver.
Ramos was the one who brought economic progress to Philippines.
Estrada came next and he was blatantly corrupt and ended up in jail.
Arroyo is also corrupt and that angered the people.
But the military is behind her because they just don't like the idea of another Marcos so she is secure for now.

I think those coup leaders ought to be punished. There is just no way a coup will help Phillipines.

nightzip SG

Hmm...Marcos is more corrupt than Arroyo. Phillipines would be better with Arroyo as of now. And i personally feel that nothing is going to change EVEN with a new leader, especially from the previous batches OR their latter sons or daughters, siblings etc. Confused

eckman SG

Evil or Very Mad Should be worse!!