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Marcos Presidency: Successes and Failures by Althea Joy Sincero Bioco is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. Marcos initially brought infrastructure development and economic growth to the Philippines, but he increasingly consolidated power through corruption and dictatorship over his 20 years as president. He imposed martial law in 1972 to quell dissent, demolishing democratic institutions. 2. Martial law had tremendous negative effects on Filipinos. It inflicted cruelty, injustice and fear as people faced the risk of arbitrary arrest, torture and disappearance for speaking out. Democratic freedoms were suppr
- Author
- Althea Joy Sincero Bioco
- Language
- EN