Marcos Times; Before the Revolution


"There are many things we do not want about the world.
Let us not just mourn about them. Let us change them."


"THE WOLRD'S BIGGEST THEIF"
Born: September 11, 1917
Where: Sarrat, Ilicos Norte
Parents: Mariano Marcos and Josefa Edralin
Wife: Imelda Romualdes "Ang Paru-parong Bakal"
Children:

  • Imee Marcos
  • Bong-bong Marcos
  • Irene Marcos
Education:
  • College of Law
  • University of the Philippines

Awards:
  • Quezon Medal for Exellence in Oratory
  • Laurel Medal for Exellence in Forensic
  • Avanceņa Cup in Debate
  • Inter-Fraternity Cup in Debate
  • Honor Medal for Scholarship in Military Science
  • Honor Medal for Law Thesis
  • Laude, Bachelor of Laws
1939 - Topped the Bar exams with one of the Highest Grades in Bar history.

*He reviewed in a detention cell and took the exam under guard due to
the Nalundasan Case.

Nalundasan Case - He argued this case in the supreme court and
won an unanimous and decisive acquital.

Second World War - He was an Officer in Charge of Intelligence for the 21st division,
USAPHIL-NL

Awards:
  • Service Medal - Awarded by Gen. McArthur
  • Silver Star Medal
  • Purple Heart Medal
  • Combat Infantryman's Badge with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
  • Asia Pacific Defense Medal with 2 Combat Stars
  • American Defense Medal
  • Philippine Defense Medal
  • Southwest Pacific Area Combat Defense medal
  • Philippine Liberation Medal
  • World War II Medal
  • Distinguished Conduct Star
  • Gold Cross Medal
  • Military Merit Medal
  • Wounded Soldier's Medal
1946-1947 - Served as a Technical Assistant to manuel Roxas
1949-1959 - Elected in the House of Representatives
1959-1965 - Elected to Senate
December 30, 1965 - Won the Presidential Elections
1969 - Re-elected
September 21, 1972 - Declared Martial Law:
  • Virtual Dictator
  • Re-wrote the country's Constitution to exercise absolute power over the Philippines.
  • Mercilessly killed his Political rivals
    January 1981 - Declared the End of Marial Law
Febuary 1986 - Snap Election: He emerged as Victor
September 28, 1989 - He died in Honolulu, Hawaii

***During the Marcos exile in Hawaii, an evidence emerged that Marcos
embezzled billions of dollars from the Philippine Government. US officials
indicted him on racketeering charges, but Marcos, was deemed too sick
to stand trial.***

Emilio Aguinaldo/ Manuel Quezon/ Jose P. Laurel, Sr./ Sergio Osmena, Sr./
Manuel Roxas/ Elpidio Quirino/ Ramon Magsaysay/ Carlos Garcia/
Diosdado Macapagal/ Corazon Aquino/ Fidel Ramos/ Joseph Estrada/