The People as One

Various feats and hardships were faced by the Philippines and yet through the years it has managed to endure everything that this world has to offer, this just goes to show that our country and its people are strong and exceedingly resilient. This resilience can be observed in how, through the ups and downs, the country’s economy continually travels the winding road to progress.

The Philippines’ economic history is remarkable and it is stimulating to be able to look into it in terms of different time periods. For one, the previous era of Marcos shows how a man could initiate progress through various initiatives and decisions that changed and possibly change the overall welfare of the country; conversely, the present time shows Aquino III a man whose name is an imprint in history strives to look ahead in the future and achieve things that every past leader yearns to realize: progress.

Ferdinand Marcos, once a president of the Philippines for a long time, has done so many things for the country that his identity is embedded deeply in the minds of Filipinos. I for one admire this man for his courage and wisdom even though many does not think highly of him, but it is not a matter of how people judge him because at the end of the day a man can only be judged by his actions alone. In essence, after all he’s done it is an undeniable fact that he managed in his power to strive to spearhead change which no ordinary man can muster the strength to do so. Thus, it is such a privilege for me to be able in some way to discover more about him and be able to impart my opinions on the “what-ifs” and “has-beens” in reference to his life as the leader of the country.

On the other hand, Benigno Aquino III is a man who have yet many to accomplis...

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...t. As these two plans pan out the government will then be able to freely execute the first one in lieu with the purpose of giving subsidies that aims in growth and not merely dole-outs for the poor. If this strategy comes to fruition then maybe the Philippines can hope for a brighter tomorrow.

At the end of the day, it is just a matter if whether President Aquino can pull this off and if he will be able to remove hindrances along the way such as the amassing rate of corruption, violence and other issues that has been passed on as one individual after another passes the burden of guiding a country to another.

In conclusion, progress cannot be one man’s burden because as a nation we are all in this together and our leader is the unifying factor that would guide us to a better future thus to have faith in everyone is to wield the power that would bring about change.