PPT about Philippine History

1. ESTRADA'S REGIME
Estrada was elected president on the strength of his
"ERAP Para sa Mahirap" campaign. However, his anti-
poverty programs, notwithstanding the Social Reform
and Poverty Alleviation Act, which took effect on June
30, 1998, were mainly based on dole-outs and
patronage.
The situation was also adversely affected by the downturn in global
economies and the continuing negative effect of the Asian currency crisis.
The Philippine poverty incidence increased from 36.8 percent in 1997 to 40
percent in 2000.

2. In October 2000, Estrada was charged of receiving millions of dollars in illegal
gambling payoffs. He was impeached by the House of Representatives, but his
impeachment trial in the Senate broke down when the senate voted to block
examination of the president's bank records. In response, masses of people
protested and demanded Estradas resignation (EDSA 2). Estrada's cabinet resigned
en masse and the military and police with drew their support. On January 20, 2001,
the Supreme Court declared the presidency vacant and swore in Vice President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the country's fourteenth President. President Estrada
was tried and convicted for plunder, and offense punishable by death. Nonetheless,
he was, subsequently free after more than six years of detention, after being granted
pardon by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

3. ARROYO'S REGIME
Arroyo assumed the presidency on January 20, 2001,
facing formidable challenges. Poverty incidence stood
at 40 percent, with 4 million Filipinos unemployed. Her
administration inherited a budget deficit exceeding 140
billion pesos. Business was at a standstill.

4. In her first State of the Nation Address, Arroyo declared that the challenge
before her is clear: SUGPUIN ANG KAHIRAPAN. In line with the foregoing,
she identified four components of her vision of winning the war against
poverty within a decade:
 An economic philosophy of economic enterprise appropriate to the 21"
century with a social conscience;
 Modernized agricultural sector founded on social equity;
 Social bias toward the disadvantaged to balance economic development
 Raising moral standards of government and society.

5. Numerous sectors had become disgruntled with the present regime due to its
anti-poor orientation, like the passage of the Expanded VAT Law, which she pressured
Congress into enacting, the Gloria Gate Scandal, the Calibrated Pre-emptive Response
to suppress the opposition and other groups seeking her ouster and other scandals
allegedly involved n by the members of her family, like the Jose Pidal Case,
involverment in jueteng by Congressman Arroyo, fertilizer scam, and the ZTE Broadband
Deal, among others.
It was also during her presidency when the Maguindanao Massacre happened.
Almost 60 people, inchuding 30 journalists were massacred at a checkpoint Barangay
Salman in Maguindanao on November 23, 2009. This event coincided with the filing of
candidacy for governorship by the then Vice-Mayor Datu Ismael Mangudadatu for the
May 10, 2010 elections

6. Credited to her administration was the holding of first automated count of the
presidential and local elections. While, there were numerous criticisms against
automated count of 2010 polls, former Associate Justice Jose Melo countered all
criticisms on the implementation of automated election. His brilliant defense of the
automated elections in the country led Arroyo to appoint him as COMELEC chairman to
restore the credibility of the aforementioned constitutional commission.
After 9 years in power, she was succeeded by Benigno S. Aquino III who won his bid for
presidency in the May 10, 2010 synchronized presidential and national elections.

7. NOYNOY AQUINO'S REGIME
The 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines, Benigno
Simeon Aquino III, has come to stand for Filipinos' reinvigorated
passion to build a nation of justice, peace, and inclusive progress.
Aquino--the only son of democracy icons Senator Benigno "Ninoy"
Aquino and President Corazon Aquino has in different junctures
throughout his life responded to the challenge of acting with and
serving the Filipino people.
In 1983 after the assassination of his father, he returned from exile to the country to help
show the way for the EDSA People Power Revolution-the nonviolent and prayerful
revolution by ordinary people that toppied a dictatorship and restored Philippine
democracy.

8. The most despondent days perhaps in Aquinos life took place in 2009 when
his mother passed away from cancer after suffering for nearly a year. Her
demise prompted mourning from all over the country. And yet it also
awakened a remembrance of the values she stood for. People began to call
on Aquino, urging him to run for presidency in the 2010 elections to continue
his parents' work.
Moreover, candidates for president such as Senator Manuel Mar" Roxas I,
Pampanga Governor Eddie Panlilio, Graceand Isabela Governor Padaca gave
up their presidential aspirations to support Aquino.

9. On June 9, 2010, the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino as the President
Elect of the Philippines. In his inaugural address on June 30, 2010, he told the Filipino
people:"We are here to serve and not to lord over you. The mandate given to me was
one of change. I accept your marching orders to transform our government from one that
is self-serving to one that works for the welfare of the nation" Kung walang corrupt,
walang mahirap.
Aquino responded to the call to make the people's passion for change the driving force
behind a new government. On September 9, 2009, the 40th day after former president
Cory Aquino's passing, he officially announced his candidacy for president at the Club
Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan-where his mother took oath on the final day of the EDSA
People Power Revolution.

10.  Hope that the hardened poverty of more than 25% of the fast growing population
would finally be reduced - following his campaign slogan: "no corruption, no poverty
any more": and
 Hope that he would be able to bring peace to the country which was suffering for
more than 40 years from fighting with the Mindanao based Muslim Rebellion and
the armed campaign of Maoist in many rural provinces all over the country.
He won his bid for presidency owing to the huge hope people had on him to effect change in
our country. These hopes centered on the following (Koeppinger, 2013):
 Hope that he would bring back honesty as guiding principle into the actions and
decisions of this ofice - as it had been the case during the presidency of his revered
mother Cory Aquino 1986 - 1992;
 Hope that the lawlessness, high levels of violence, corruption, human rights
violations and impunity would finally find an end;

11. Some ofhis notable achievements include the following:
 Popularization of the no wang-wang policy;
 Initiation of the K-12 education in the country;
 Renaming the Office of the Press Secretary into Presidential Communications
Operations Office;
 Signing with the MILF a Draft Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro" (FAB)
in October 2012 - the creation of an autonomous Muslim Region in Mindanao,
replacing the existing Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM);
 Enactment of Cyber Crime Law
 Restructuring of governmental systems to the right path ("Tuwid na Daan");
 Improvement of the country's fiscal resources matched by continued strength of its
foreign exchange position;

12.  Improvement of the country's investment and credit rating, which enhanced
positive perceptions about our economic prospects;
 Prudent spending cuts resulting into the increase in the allocation of the under-
financed social sectors such as education, public health and assistance to the
poor;
 Fight against corruption to improve accountability in public office, which resulted
into the incarceration of former President Gloria Arroyo, who was charged with
plunder, the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona, the filing of plunder
charges against Senators Bong Revilla Jr., Juan Ponce Enrile and Jinggoy
Estrada; and
 The passage of the RH (Responsible Parenthood) Law, which empowered the
government to assist poor parents to plan the family.

13. Despite the accomplishments he had in the administration of our government
and its affairs, it cannot be denied that Noynoy's Regime has a number of
weaknesses and liabilities.
1. Selectiveness of Public Campaign Against Corruption.
2. Lack of Progress in the Fields of Rule of Law.
3. Unsustainable and Not Inclusive Economic Growth.
4. Failure to End Armed Insurgences.
5. Increased Presence and Grip of Polytical Dynasties.