Philippine Presidents (9-17)

Philippine Presidents (9-17)

• Diosdado Macapagal:

  • Introduced first land reform law
  • Moved peso to free exchange market
  • Liberalized foreign exchange and imports
  • Changed Philippine Independence Day from July 4th to June 12th.
  • Implemented Agricultural Land Reform Code of 1963.

• Ferdinand Marcos:

  • Signed Presidential Decree No. 633 (first national women's machinery)
  • Imposed martial law in 1972
  • Developed the Cultural Center of the Philippines, San Juanico Bridge, Philippine International Convention Center, and the Philippine Heart Center.
  • Utilized foreign loans for projects

• Corazon Aquino:

  • Led the People Power Revolution in 1986, removing Marcos from power
  • First female president
  • Restored democracy
  • Introduced the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
  • Established the Commission on Human Rights
  • Advocated for women's rights

• Fidel Ramos:

  • First Protestant president
  • First Christian Democrat elected
  • Instrumental in the Second EDSA Revolution, removing Joseph Estrada.
  • Implemented Pilipinas 2000, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), National Unification Commission (NUC), Oplan Alis Disease

• Joseph Estrada:

  • Chaired the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC)
  • Ran for president in 1998 with the slogan "Erap Para Sa Mahirap" (Erap for the Poor)
  • Established the National Anti-Poverty Commission
  • Promoted the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
  • Supported the Rice Sufficiency Program

• Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo:

  • Implemented the Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT)
  • Created the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
  • Achieved over 7% annual economic growth by the end of her term

• Benigno Aquino III:

  • Experienced significant economic growth, earning the Philippines the title of a "Rising Tiger" economy.
  • Negotiated peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), promising autonomy in Southern Mindanao.
  • Led anti-corruption efforts, filing cases against corrupt officials, including former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

• Rodrigo Duterte:

  • Implemented a "War on Drugs"
  • Supported the "Build! Build! Build!" Program (infrastructure investment)
  • Spearheaded the ratification or other implementation of Train Act of 1997

• Ferdinand Marcos Jr.:

  • Signed the Maharlika Investment Fund (RA No. 11954)