Ninoy Would Have Declared Martial Law Too (And Other Curious Facts)

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I even heard one conspiracy that one of the conspirators for the assassination was Cory herself, knowing that the people would rise against Marcos himself if Ninoy got assassinated. So its like, "for the greater good" thing.

we all know the people of power just needs more power...we all know the history of kings and kingdoms...how people rise...how people fall...

a conspiracy? maybe...but could be a possible "angle"...

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I even heard one conspiracy that one of the conspirators for the assassination was Cory herself, knowing that the people would rise against Marcos himself if Ninoy got assassinated. So its like, "for the greater good" thing.

HEhehehe...yes bro mao ne ila engun maski taga ilocos ne ana nga kani dw si marcos og ninoy amigo jd dw ne og ge engnan pa dw ne siya ne macoy nga dili pabalikon..

Ang gapa patay jd dw ane kay ang mga cojuangco. Mao dw na karun murag wala kaayo ga tagad ang aquino og cojuangco.

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Yes, Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco Jr. is definitely on the list of those who some who mastermind the assassination of Ninoy. Cojuangco was a known Marcos crony and also a member of the “Rolex 12″ who helped enforce the martial law. At that time, Cojuangco was also in conflict with Cory and his cousin-in-law Ninoy.

[30121895]

Yes, Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco Jr. is definitely on the list of those who some who mastermind the assassination of Ninoy. Cojuangco was a known Marcos crony and also a member of the “Rolex 12″ who helped enforce the martial law. At that time, Cojuangco was also in conflict with Cory and his cousin-in-law Ninoy.

Sa ako pd nabasahan ana kay medjo imposibble si marcos ang nagpapatay neh ninoy. usa sa rason nga possible nga dili si marcos ang nagpapatay niya tungod kay both silang duha pulos loyal sa Upsilon Sigma Phi


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Pro Cathedral of San Miguel in Manila.

To make this possible, Imelda had to convince Ferdinand to convert from his native Aglipayan religion to Roman Catholicism. She succeeded in persuading the latter, and the church wedding was held afterwards with President Ramon Magsaysay as the principal sponsor.

Also Read: 9 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About Imelda Marcos




Marcos was so smart he single-handedly topped the 1939 Bar Examinations (with near-perfect score) despite being in jail for 27 days!

Perhaps we can blame it on his photographic memory which allegedly gave him the ability to memorize complicated texts such as the the 1935 Philippine Constitution and recite them forward and backward.

Several people can attest to Marcos’ incredible memory, and they include Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago who once served as the late president’s speech writer.

“One time, the Secretary of Justice forgot to tell me that the President had requested him to draft a speech….” said Miriam during an interview with the Philippine Star.

“And then, on the day the President was to deliver the speech, he suddenly remembered because Malacañang was asking for the speech, so he said, ‘This is an emergency. You just have to produce something.’

…He (Marcos) liked long speeches. I think that was 20 or 25 pages. And then, in the evening, I was there, of course. President Marcos recited the speech from memory.”



4. His achievements as a president can fill a book, and so are his crimes.
ferdinand marcos achievements as a president

President Ferdinand Marcos’ dream of building a new society had brought forth several projects that have benefited us in the long run.

During his third SONA in 1968, Marcos claimed that the country became self-sufficient in rice and corn, therefore solving the chronic food shortage.

Fast forward to 1980 and the Marcos administration reached yet another milestone: The country’s gross national product (GNP) dramatically climbed from 39.5 billion pesos in 1965 to an outstanding 86.7 billion pesos in 1979, which translates to 6.6% growth rate a year.

And this was only the tip of the iceberg.

From Sept. 21, 1972 up to Feb. 26, 1986, Marcos was able to craft and formulate a total of 7,883 presidential decrees and other 5 legal issuances. All of the country’s specialty hospitals were also built during his term and these include the Kidney Center, Philippine Children Center, Philippine Heart Center, and the Lung Center of the Philippines.

Marcos’ accomplishments are too many to mention, and have since become the benchmark by which the performances of his successors are based upon.

But we also have to deal with the other side of the coin. As much as we want to admire Marcos, there are just facts that prove he’s as imperfect as those who came before and after him.

According to the Akbayan party-list group, the Marcos administration was responsible for 35,000 torture cases, 70,000 incarcerations, and 3,257 murders. He was also blamed for the arrest of more than 50,000 people including the “desaparecidos” or those who were victims of enforced disappearances.

It should also be noted that the value of the peso also dropped from P1 = US$ 1 to P25 = US$ 1 during Marcos’ term. And from just $360 million in 1962, our country’s debt reached a staggering P28.3 billion by the time Marcos left his office in 1986.



5. He wanted Ninoy to be his successor.
ferdinand marcos wanted ninoy aquino to be his successor

No thanks to the media, the general consensus now is that President Ferdinand Marcos ordered the assassination of Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.

But that claim is truly unfounded, and people should believe Marcos is innocent until a strong evidence prove otherwise.

In the first place, both Marcos and Ninoy were loyal members of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity. Yes, Marcos hated Ninoy as his political nemesis but he also admired the latter for his undying principles.

Heck, Marcos even looked up to Ninoy as his potential successor.

In a special report published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, it was revealed that Marcos considered Ninoy as the best prepared to be president among the politicians during that era. Some theorists also believe that “Marcos may have already considered Aquino as a potential successor even before he allowed the Tarlac politician to have an open heart surgery in the United States on May 8, 1980.”

Ex-Master Sgt. Pablo Martinez, one of those who were convicted of murder, confessed that Ninoy was indeed chosen by Marcos to be his successor. The president’s decision reportedly irked some of his allies, and so plans to assassinate Ninoy were made afterwards.

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