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> MANILA: Philippines President Benigno Aquino on Sunday appealed to Filipinos to defend their freedom and democracy and remain vigilant as he warned the horrors of martial law under the late Ferdinand Marcos could happen again.
> In his last Independence Day speech before stepping down on June 30, Aquino hailed the transformation of the Philippines during his term from being the "Sick Man of Asia" to one of the fastest growing economies.
> Part of Aquino's speech was a video presentation about how his father and namesake and the entire family suffered during the martial law years.
> Duterte remains hugely popular despite his comments about extrajudicial killings, calling bishops "Sons of whores" and a joke about a murdered rape victim.
> Duterte has also said he would allow the burial of Marcos at the Philippines' heroes' cemetery, despite strong opposition led by the Aquino family.
> Marcos, who ran and lost the vice presidency in the May 9 election, said he and Duterte discussed the burial plans and the possibility of a Cabinet position for him in the new administration in a meeting in Davao City over the weekend.
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Former president Fidel Ramos, who happens to be the second cousin of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, says the Marcos years were good until the first 2 years of Martial Law.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8puDQE6FnXA
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The way he led the country was amazing and achieved way more than any president before him. I believe that he did the correct thing by allowing himself to be president for as long as possible. No other president could have achieved that.
Despite the violence he commited, I believe that he was just and extremely patriotic to the Philippines. He was successful and advanced the Philippines in a very efficient way.
Strict rules that should be followed but weren't was the only result of violence from the government's side.
I think it is fair to ask if he was good even if it is just in the first 6-8 years of his term because I don't think BBM will imitate his father and declare Martial Law all over again just to extend his term in the event that he becomes president
