The Presidential Electoral Tribunal has made no such announcement. Whereas for Marcos it was a means to garner control of the whole economy and enrich himself and his cronies. The rest of the video was composed of two unrelated clips, namely: Marcos filed his poll protest in June 2016, after losing to Robredo by just over 263,000 votes. Two similarly named Facebook (FB) pages — DU30 and PDU30 — posted on Jan. 9 a 10-minute video that says former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has won the vice presidential vote recount. about the proposed charter changes of President Rodrigo Duterte, a minute-long report from the same Bombo Radyo newscast, a seven-minute clip from Duterte’s hour-long speech in August 2016 to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Well-placed sources told The Manila Times that Leonen assured the justices in … He certainly splashed the cash around the economy. Vera is Latin for “true.”. Perhaps this growth was not shared in the economy such that the average Filipino felt they benefited from the strong economy. A RESEARCH firm, reportedly boasting a Singaporean partner with a reputation in data mining and artificial intelligence, has come up with a list of potential candidates for president of the Philippines come 2022. I think martial law would simply be a power trip for him. Their top traffic generators, apart from the pages themselves, are FB group LOYALIST FOR MARCOS 2022 and FB page Bongbong Marcos 2022. Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born to Mariano Marcos and his wife Josefa Edralin in Sarrat, IlocosNorte, Philippines on 11 September 1917. (Some of these issues are discussed here, here and here, but they are more frequently debated informally in mass and social media platforms.) Secondly, there’s no doubt subsequent governments could and should have done better. Pingback: Dear Home Country: An open letter to the Philippines – ANTHRO. Her son Bongbong is a senator salivating to be president, and daughter Imee is governor of Ilocos Norte. Imelda Marcos spent more than 20 years as the first lady of the Philippines before being driven from power. Nakatikim ng sermon mula sa Supreme Court (SC) na tumatayong Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), ang Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) dahil sa pagsawsaw sa election protest na inihain ng talunang vice presidential candidate Ferdinand `Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo. I am sure the parameters for making the decision would vary from country to country and from case to case; but as for the Philippines, I think continuing to recover Marcos’ ill-gotten wealth, despite the fact that he had already been ousted from office for more than 30 years, is justified by the sheer magnitude of his corruption. At this juncture, it should no longer be a matter of debate that Marcos was a thief. But an article by Mindanao Daily News revealed that former senator Bongbong Marcos through his spokesperson, lawyer Vic Rodriguez, denied Mangusin’s claims of being related to the clan. But the story should be told that he did this on the credit card for future administrations and generations to pay off. Marcos wed singer and beauty queen Imelda Romualdez in 1954 after an 11-day courtship, with the couple going on to have three children: Maria Imelda "Imee" (b. Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Mario Victor Leonen has promised to issue a ruling this month on the election protest filed by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. against Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo. This is interesting material to read. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Unbelievable that revisionist histories of Marcos are becoming popular. ( Log Out /  9 February 2021 > Read More. All those schools and government projects his supporters like to cite were built with borrowed funds and with crooked contractors who were paying Marcos commissions. Maria Imelda Josefa "Imee" Romualdez Marcos (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈaɪmi ˈmaɾkɔs], born November 12, 1955) is a Filipino politician serving as a Senator since 2019. The team shot is their signature photo and will be posted on the Chivas USA website and will be autographed and handed out by the dancers at numerous game day and community events. PDU30’s, on the other hand, has 9,900 interactions, a thousand comments and over 2,000 shares. The Davao City mayor was followed by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and Senator Grace Poe, who both received the support of 14 percent of respondents in the Pulse Asia Survey. Bongbong Marcos Senator, Republic of the Philippines. Two similarly named Facebook (FB) pages — DU30 and PDU30 — posted on Jan. 9 a 10-minute video that says former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has won the vice presidential vote recount. Change ). She previously served as governor of Ilocos Norte from 2010 to 2019, and as representative of Ilocos Norte's 2nd district from 1998 to 2007. While there is a legitimate interest in pursuing justice for past corruption, I agree that it should not be at the expense of leaving little or no resources for fighting corruption in the present. In an ideal scenario, states should not have to make a choice between these two endeavors; they are both important and should be pursued simultaneously. She became infamous for her lavish spending habits before returning to politics. DU30’s version has gotten over 20,000 reactions, 2,000 comments and nearly 4,000 shares. ( Log Out /  Given the magnitude of the corruption and abuses he perpetrated, one would think that Marcos’ place in Philippine history and in Filipinos’ collective memory is already well-settled. Unfortunately for Bongbong Marcos & Co., there are many of us who don’t want to forget and who say: #NeverAgain. Roxas was not a strong candidate. Find out more about this partnership and our methodology.). Ferdinand - Nessun Costo Aggiuntivo - Prenotazione Sicura. Learn how your comment data is processed. Any self-respecting country would have confined the man and his family to the scrapheap of history. Duterte and the Marcoses must be stopped before more carnage is inflicted upon the poor people of the Philippines. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Indeed, Marcos holds the dubious title of being the most corrupt Philippine president (a title for which there is unfortunately stiff competition), and has been identified in one study as the second most corrupt government leader in the world, as measured by the value of public assets he stole. Founded in March 2008, VERA Files is published by veteran Filipino journalists taking a deeper look into current Philippine issues. It’s unfortunate that Noynoy Aquino gets a bad wrap with Duterte supporters because he presided over excellent economic growth. It did not help that President Rodrigo Duterte favorably endorsed the Martial Law declaration that paved the way for Marcos’ dictatorial rule in 1972 (calling it “very good”), and that the Supreme Court, in a recent controversial ruling, allowed the interment of Marcos’ remains in the Libingan ng mga Bayani (“Cemetery of Heroes”). DU30 and PDU30’s videos, which were uploaded at the same time (6:03 p.m.) on Jan. 9, circulated two days after Bombo Radyo published its report. Many Filipinos are now beginning to consider the notion that Marcos may not really have been so bad—that his “sins” were merely overstated by the victors who wrote post-Marcos history. These revisionist narratives spiked during the 2016 Philippine elections, when Marcos’ son, Ferdinand, Jr. (known as “Bongbong”), ran for, and almost won, the Vice Presidency. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. But alarmingly, a “revisionist” account of his presidency has recently gained, and continues to gain, wide currency. This is false. Firstly, I don’t doubt that some (perhaps many) people remember Marcos times fondly. A spurious graphic, “Sa wakas panalo na si Marcos (Finally Marcos has won)”, was flashed throughout the clip. Pingback: Remembering Ferdinand Marcos’ History of Corruption is Relevant to the Philippines’ Present Anticorruption Efforts | Matthews' Blog. Imelda, Marcos’ wife, is currently a member of the House of Representatives; his daughter, Imee, is the Governor of Ilocos Norte, Marcos’ home province; Bongbong was a Senator before he ran for Vice President. The Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), the sole decision-making body on protests involving the president and the vice president, has not issued a verdict on the matter. I think some reflection is necessary. Not only is it in society’s best interest to preserve an accurate chronicle of its history, it is also an anticorruption imperative to keep the lessons of Marcos’ kleptocratic legacy salient and meaningful for succeeding generations. Apart from Marcos, there should be a debate on stretching anticorruption efforts, that is, to what extent, anticorruption efforts should dig into past corruption thereby leaving little resources for investigating present or preventing future corruptions? Official Fan Page of the City Government of Tacloban The first two minutes of the video was taken from a Jan. 7 news report of Bombo Radyo about how Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the ponente of the case, reportedly said he will release a draft decision on the poll protest this month. In reality, however, most jurisdictions’ anticorruption resources are inadequate or scarce, such that some sacrifices have to be made. Thank you. The high court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), has strongly rebuked Solicitor General Jose Calida for using his high office to intervene in the private election protest filed by defeated candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong’’ Marcos Jr. against Vice President … And now the Philippines has ended up with a quasi-tyrant, eager to impose martial law. Senator Marcos is a leading political figure in the country from a family dynasty with a long history. Wala tayong kadala-dala They have four children: Maria Imelda "Imee" Marcos, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos… The post is yet another piece of disinformation spuriously declaring Marcos’ win over Vice President Leni Robredo as a result of an electoral protest he filed nearly five years ago. This story needs to be told. This is false. It’s like you binge on credit card expenditure. 323 talking about this. For better or worse, the political careers of Imelda, Imee, and Bongbong are tied to Marcos’ … I think for grand corruption of this scale, efforts should be exerted to pursue justice, even if it would arguably entail the diversion of scarce anticorruption resources and even if it would mean reaching back significantly into the past. Unfortunately Marcos wasn’t around to account for his debt. She is the daughter of former president Ferdinand Marcos … Bongbong’s efforts to whitewash his father’s historical record to suit his electoral objectives gained traction, and has even spread to other fronts, like Wikipedia and Facebook. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. in any case, his party should have been easily re-elected had they gotten their message right. Arroyo and co were not good enough. All Rights Reserved. The day of reckoning has to come at some point. The firm reported its findings based on an analysis of sentiments gathered from social media platforms such as … Remembering Ferdinand Marcos’ History of Corruption is Relevant to the Philippines’ Present Anticorruption Efforts, Remembering Ferdinand Marcos’ History of Corruption is Relevant to the Philippines’ Present Anticorruption Efforts | Matthews' Blog, Dear Home Country: An open letter to the Philippines – ANTHRO. During his campaign, Bongbong denied his father’s legacy of corruption and framed his own platform as a revival of Marcos’ supposed “golden age” of peace and progress. Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines as a dictator from 1972 to 1986, is remembered for the thousands of human rights violations he committed, as well as his massive corruption. From a historical perspective, this phenomenon is disturbing in itself; but, if not arrested, this distortion of collective memory about Marcos’ history of corruption would also have dangerous implications for the Philippines’ ongoing and future anticorruption efforts. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. This was his mistake. ( Log Out /  Both posts have this caption: “BREAKING NEWS TODAY JANUARY 9, 2021 PRES DUTERTE PANALO NA SI MARCOS (Marcos has won).” But their content does not support this claim. “We wish to clarify that Mr. Norman Mangusin a.k.a. (Editor's Note: VERA Files has partnered with Facebook to fight the spread of disinformation. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. – Former Senator Bongbong Marcos. ( Log Out /  Charting a national course free of corruption will be even more difficult than it already is if this recent tide of pro-Marcos historical revisionism is not decisively turned. Part of the reason that subsequent governments haven’t done much is because of the legacy of debt left my Marcos. Copyright © 2021 Vera Files. Efforts to make the Filipino people forget Marcos’ history of corruption and abuse should be resisted. Paul Rivera Chief Executive Officer, Kalibrr. Marcos’ father was a qualified lawyer and also one of the leading politicians in Philippines. WATCH | Hindi ako masamang damo! TAGS: Bongbong Marcos, Marvic Leonen, Pet, Presidential Electoral Tribunal, ... We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. The profligacy of Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda—even at a time when the Philippines was spiraling into recession and a debt crisis—was shameless, and symbolized by Imelda’s 2,700 pairs of shoes and extravagant shopping sprees. Francis Leo Marcos is unrelated in any way to the Marcos family. And that is one reason that crime and corruption are thriving in the Philippines in spite … Maybe he didn’t communicate the economic successes well enough as well. The only good thing you can say about Duterte is that he doesn’t seem any where near as greedy as the Marcoses. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! I think you raise a very insightful point. The post is yet another piece of disinformation spuriously declaring Marcos’ win over Vice President Leni Robredo … Hell hath no fury like a Supreme Court insulted. But to do so, an opposing candidate needs to be more attuned to the Filipino people and needs to come across as strong – stronger than Duterte but without his belligerence. The former president’s son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, generally known as “Bongbong”, is a frontrunner to become vice-president in the national elections on 9 May. I am convinced he is waiting for any pretext to implement martial law. Furthermore, the he took massive cuts out of the borrowings for himself, meaning the debt burden is much bigger than it should have been.