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Masagana 99 was an agricultural program of then Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to increase rice production among Filipino farmers. [1] [2] [3] The program was launched in 1973 at a time the country was experiencing a rice supply shortage.
Various forms of torture were used by the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines between the declaration of martial law in 1972 and the Marcos family's ouster during the People Power Revolution in 1986. These included a range of methods Philippine forces picked up during its long periods of colonial occupation under Spanish, American, and ...
Later, Marcos granted PD 1468, which declared the money as private and prevented any government audit. [19] Cojuangco acquired San Miguel Corporation (SMC) with the funds from the levy. [20] [21] SMC is one of the oldest and largest beer, food, packaging and livestock conglomerate in the Philippines. President Marcos gave favors to SMC once ...
Authorizing the National Food and Agriculture Council to include nutrition coordination in its food production program January 21, 1971 286 Directing Government agencies concerned to expedite the full implementation of the simplified export procedure for BOI registered enterprises under Republic Act No. 6135, or Export Incentives Act
The Negros famine took place on Negros island in the Philippines in the mid-1980s, during the waning days of the Marcos dictatorship. [1] [2] It was a key moment in the history of sugar production in the Philippines, as well as the broader political history of the Philippines.
Marcos built his campaign on the promise that his administration would change the Philippine economy and government. Marcos had inherited an economy was growing at a steady pace, but he gave the impression of even quicker results by using foreign loans to fund projects. He attracted a new breed of economic managers to work under his administration.
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. [c] (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, [7] [8] [9] and kleptocrat [10] [11] [12] who was the tenth president of the Philippines, ruling from 1965 to 1986. Marcos ruled the country under martial law from 1972 to 1981. [13]
The Marcos era includes the final years of the Third Republic (1965–1972), the Philippines under martial law (1972–1981), and the majority of the Fourth Republic (1981–1986). By the end of the Marcos dictatorial era, the country was experiencing a debt crisis, extreme poverty, and severe underemployment. [2] [3]