Tinaya, Patrick Carlo J.

SS14/B3

Manuel Roxas

Policies Strengths Weaknesses

-Industrialization of -Ratification of the Bell Trade Act, the inclusion -Issue of Collaboration
the Philippines of the Parity Amendment in the constitution Graft and corruption in the government as
-Preservation of close and the signing of the 1947 Military Bases evidence by the “Surplus of War”, Property
cooperation and Agreement. Scandal”
special relations with -He volunteers to serve the country during war “Chinese Quota Scandal”
the United States as food coordinator. -The failure to put and end to the communist
-Maintenance of the -Proclamation of Philippine Independence by insurgency and Huk Movement
rule of law and order US President Harry Truman and withdraw and High unemployment rate
-Tydings surrender of all rights of possession, Failed to win over the Huks to his side and the
Rehabilitation Act supervision, jurisdiction, control and country faced with a Communist unrest in rural
-Bell Trade Act sovereignty now existing and exercise by USA in areas.
-Parity Rights and over the territory and people of the Philip- -He granted the US control of the military and
-Military Bases pines naval bases at Clark Air Base and Subic Bay Naval
Agreement -Proclaimed the Rice Share Tenancy Act of 1933 Base in exchange for military aid because of
-Adopted Pro- effective throughout the country. problems of national security due to the looming
American Policy -Issued a Proclamation outlawing Huks' Korean War.
movement, making it a crime to belong to the -Problems of land tenure continued.
same. The declaration was hailed by all -Granted full amnesty to all so called Philippine
responsible and peace-loving elements collaborators, many of whom were on trial or
awaiting to be tried, particularly former President
Jose P. Laurel.

Elpidio Quirino
Policies
-Economic reconstruction of the
nation through industrialization
-Restoration of the faith and
confidence of the people in the
government
-President’s Action Committee
on Social Amelioration (PACSA)
-Agricultural Credit Cooperatives
Financing Administration
(ACCFA)
-Establishment of Rural banks
-Labor Management -Advisory
Board
-Presidential Advisory Board
-Excelled in foreign relations
-Social Programs
-Quirino Foster Agreement
Strengths
-Broke the back of the Huk movement with the
aid of ferocious military machinery and the
suspension of the writ of Habeas Corpus.
-Ratification of the RP-US Mutual Defense
Treaty, growth of industrial ventures,
expanding irrigation, and improvement of the
road system.
-Establishment of rural banking and setting up
of the Central Bank of the Philippines that the
stabilized Philippine currency.
-Signed into law the Magna Carta of Labor and
the Minimum Wage Law.
Opened diplomatic and trade relations with
neighboring countries.
Focused on agricultural productivity and
industrialization.
-Enlightened the people on the activities of the
Republic by the periodic radio broadcasts from
the Malacañang Palace.
Weaknesses
-Unabated rampage of graft and
corruption in his government
-Wasteful spending of the people’s
money in extravagant junkets abroad
Failure of government to check the Huk
menace which made travel in the
provinces unsafe
-Economic distress of the times,
aggravated by rising unemployment
rate
Soaring prices of commodities
-Unfavorable balance of trade
-Frauds and terrorism committed by
the Liberal Party Moguls
Ramon Magsaysay
Policies
-Agrarian Reform-National
Resettlement and Rehabilitation
Administration (NARRA)
-Breaking the backbone of the
HUK Movement
-Restoration of the people’s
confidence in the government
South East Asia Treaty
Organization (SEATO)
-Imposed high moral standard
for public officials
-Laurel-Langey Agreement
-Bandung Conference
-Reparations Agreement
Carlos P. Garcia
Policies
-Filipino First Policy
-Austerity Program
-Bohlen-Serrano Agreement
-Republic Cultural Awards
-Outlawing Communism
-Socio-economic Programs
Strengths
-Successful in peace and order campaign against
the Huks and regained the trust of the people to
the government.
-Policy of honest government, no friends or
relatives ever benefitted from his position.
-Created extensive irrigation systems and
introduced modern agricultural methods and
approved the Agricultural Tenancy Act.
-First Filipino president to wear Barong Tagalog
to promote Filipino culture.
Established Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
(SEATO).
-His administration was considered one of the
cleanest and most corruption-free; his
presidency was cited as the Philippines' Golden
Years.
Trade and industry flourished, the Philippine
military was at its prime, and the Filipino people
were given international recognition in sports,
culture and foreign affairs.
The Philippines ranked second in Asia's clean
and well-governed countries.
Strengths
-Filipino First Policy, an attempt to initiate
economic independence through dollar exchange
controls, which subsequently brought about the
rise of the fledgling Filipino industrialist.
-Established the Dr. Jose Rizal Centennial
commission to preserve the writings of Rizal for the
next generations.
He anchored his government on austerity, severely
simple, temperate spending
-Approved a bill outlawing the Communist Party of
the Philippines, signed into law as RepublicAct No.
1700.
-Acted on the Bohlen–Serrano Agreement which
shortened the lease of the US Bases from 99 years
to 25 years and made it renewable after every five
years.
Weaknesses
-Impending projects
Lack of enough funds
Graft and corruption of the
government
-Although the common people
benefitted from the land distribution
of the government, and tenants were
given more rights, the problems that
were solved by the government were
just in the surface rather than the main
problem. They put a solution to a
problem but not in the main one, in
Republic Act No. 1199 farmers were
given a certain percentage of the
distribution of crop, so it put and minor
solution to that but with the case of the
tenurial system, it wasn’t given notice.
-The relocation of the people from
certain places worked at first but
eventually started a cultural dispute
between the natives living there and
those who were relocated
Weaknesses
-Garcia was criticized by foreign
countries, especially the United
States for his anti-foreign policies
Corruption in the government by his
appointed cabinet members marred
his administration
Diosdado Macapagal
Policies Strengths Weaknesses
-Land Reform -Reset the celebration of Independence Day from July 4th to -The administration's campaign
-Anti-Corruptive Drive the more politically appropriate June 12th, when Aguinaldo against corruption was tested
-Independence Day- declared Philippine Independence from Spain. by Harry Stonehill, an American
appealed to nationalist Promised a socio-economic program anchored on "a return ex-patriate with a $50-million
sentiments by shifting the tofree and private enterprise", placing economic business empire in the
commemoration of the development in the hands of private entrepreneurs with Philippines, tiesto corruption
Philippine Independence minimal government interference. within the government.
Day -Launched his version of Agrarian reform. Issues raised against the
-Sabah Claim Combat misdeeds in government. incumbent administration were
-Maphilindo -Partial relinquishment of exchange controls in a move to graft and corruption, rise in
-Persuaded the -Congress stabilize the currency. consumer goods, and persisting
to send troops to South -Agricultural Land Reform Codeof 1963 (Republic Act No. peace and order issues
Vietnam 3844) which provided for the purchase of private farmlands
with the intention of distributing them in small lots to the
landless tenants on easy term of payment

Ferdinand Marcos
Policies Strengths Weaknesses
-Peace and Order -Proclaimed the whole country as a reform -Election was marked by massive violence,
-Land Reforms area vote-buying, and fraud on Marcos' part,
-Educational Reforms Abolished tenancy and Marcos used $56 million from the
-Labor Reforms Marcos vowed that his administration Philippines' treasury to fund his campaign.
-Fast and just settlements of “shall educate out children, our men and -Students in Manila mobilized enormous
disputes through National Labor women and ourselves” numbers of people to attend protests U.S.
Relations Commission -Defines a more responsive role for imperialism and the "rise of fascism" under
Presidential Decree 99 educational system Marcos. The protests later became known
-“Blue Sunday Law” -Minimum wages for household helpers as the First Quarter Storm.
-Eliminates anti-employment -More effective apprenticeship program -Marcos declared martial law on
provisions of the Woman and -Integrated Reorganization Plan September 22, 1972, by Proclamation No.
Child Labor Law -Health and Nutrition 1081, extending his rule beyond the
-Government Reorganization -Family Planning constitutional two-term limit. He justified
-Economic Reforms -Housing and Human Settlements this by exaggerating threats of Communist
-Social Services and Muslim insurgencies.
-Masagana 99
-Open Door Policy