#TodayInPhilippineHistory September 28, 1989, President Ferdinand Marcos, 10th president of the Philippines and the longest president to stay in office, died at the age of 72 of kidney, heart and lung ailments in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was interred in a private mausoleum at Byodo-In Temple on the island of Oahu, visited daily by the Marcos family, political allies and friends. His remains is currently interred inside a refrigerated crypt in Ilocos Norte. February 21, 1986, at around 9:00 p.m., at the height of what is now known as the People Power revolt, the Marcos family was transported to safety by four Sikorsky HH-3E helicopters to Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga, about 83 kilometers north of Manila, before boarding US Air Force C-130 planes bound for Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, and finally to Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii where the Marcoses arrived on February 26, 1986. Marcos would remain in Hawaii until his death in 1989. Marcos, in his 21 years in power, with the help of U.S. massive economic aid and foreign loans, built more schools, hospitals and infrastructure than any of his predecessors combined. Many laws written by the Marcos distatorship are still in force and in effect. Out of thousands of proclamations, decrees and executive orders, only very few were repealed, revoked, modified or amended. Marcos is also credited by some for promoting Filipino culture and nationalism. In the 2004 Global Transparency Report, Marcos appeared in the list of the Worlds Most Corrupt Leaders. He was listed second behind the late President of Indonesia, Mohamed Suharto. The report cited Marcos to have amassed between $5 billion to $10 billion in his 21 years as president of the Philippines.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:35:35 +0000
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