1965 is no different from 2005 (or 2009 for that matter)
today, is one of those days that I become truly appreciative and grateful of my Ateneo education. i am now at the famous Rizal Library, who holds the only (well, perhaps thee only) library which has a Microform section, thus holding rare and old materials.
for my history 166 project (Philippine history from 1901-1986), i chose to tackle the life and times of Mr. Emmanuel Pelaez. i chose him because he came from my native province and i practically grew up in a city full of places named after him e.g. the pelaez bridge and the pelaez sports center etc etc. so i decided to get to know him a little bit more intimately (intimately??? what? haha.).
my mother once told me about how he could have been, once upon a time, the first Mindanaoan President of the Republic of the Philippines and how Marcos sabotaged his bid in the presidency and stole him his date with destiny (as one article put it). so, i wanted to shed light on his life and dig up stuff in the all so wonderful, old, complete and jewel of a library that the Rizal library is. (iheartrizallibe)
amazingly, this all-so-wonderful-old-complete-and-jewel-of-a-library has magazines, newspapers, periodicals, you name it they have it, from 100 years ago!!!
but what i particularly needed were materials from the 1960s, that being the period of Macapagal's administrative stint in the malacanang. i also specifically needed magazines from that time. so since the nature of magazines is that you really cannot put them into catalogues, i had to browse each and every page just to see if anything i need is there (magazines and the like a bounded together by year, month or quarter of a particular year). and i had the pleasure of walking down memory lane as i got hold of each and every stinking (it really does stink) old paper.
as you all know, the present administration is that of Macapagal-Arroyo (im not anti or pro administration or anything) and forty-four years ago, it was her father who ruled the country.
i would like to tell about what i read and about what i saw and how i can actually compare both periods as having the same social and political problems. the parallelism that is embodied in this father-daughter tandem.
in the 1960s
-Macapagal was seen as a ruthless, rage-driven ruler, no dared to go against him.
in the 2000s
-GMA holds the neck of all her cabinet members, she may not be as ruthless as her dad but i think she is just as evil.
60s
-there were actually campaigns against deforestation, mining, illegal logging and poverty. THERE WERE ACTUAL CAMPAIGNS of THE PROBLEMS WE FACE TODAY FORTY YEARS AGO.
00s
-we are at wits ends for the aforementioned problems.
60s
-there was actually a RICE SCANDAL during DM's time
00s
-we have a rice shortage short of a rice scandal
60s
-it was part of DMs platform to enforce an aggressive land reform program for he was "the poor boy from Lumbo (? tama ba? haha.) but he's efforts were sort of futile
00s
-the GMA admin is faced with the issue on CARP EXTENSION.
60s
-Emmanuel Pelaez, the VP of DM, actually had a falling out with DM during that time. he was actually a member of his cabinet but then he resigned.
00s
-Before De Castro sat as VP, it was Guingona who was holding the #2 position next to GMA and remember? they had a falling out, too.
well, that's what i have gathered so far. its really interesting for me to relate both periods under the Macapagals. i'm just thinking though that if history repeats itself and the same pattern happens to both of them, then we must remember that the president who followed DM eventually became a dictator.
so, will it ever happen again?
anyway, i must continue now with my research. oooooh. its so much fun!
and by the way, its really love the fashion in the sixties. its so sophisticated and nice. haha.
(they had fashion spreads then, too)
by the way, to all Cagayanons, Pelaez rocks!!!
for my history 166 project (Philippine history from 1901-1986), i chose to tackle the life and times of Mr. Emmanuel Pelaez. i chose him because he came from my native province and i practically grew up in a city full of places named after him e.g. the pelaez bridge and the pelaez sports center etc etc. so i decided to get to know him a little bit more intimately (intimately??? what? haha.).
my mother once told me about how he could have been, once upon a time, the first Mindanaoan President of the Republic of the Philippines and how Marcos sabotaged his bid in the presidency and stole him his date with destiny (as one article put it). so, i wanted to shed light on his life and dig up stuff in the all so wonderful, old, complete and jewel of a library that the Rizal library is. (iheartrizallibe)
amazingly, this all-so-wonderful-old-compl
but what i particularly needed were materials from the 1960s, that being the period of Macapagal's administrative stint in the malacanang. i also specifically needed magazines from that time. so since the nature of magazines is that you really cannot put them into catalogues, i had to browse each and every page just to see if anything i need is there (magazines and the like a bounded together by year, month or quarter of a particular year). and i had the pleasure of walking down memory lane as i got hold of each and every stinking (it really does stink) old paper.
as you all know, the present administration is that of Macapagal-Arroyo (im not anti or pro administration or anything) and forty-four years ago, it was her father who ruled the country.
i would like to tell about what i read and about what i saw and how i can actually compare both periods as having the same social and political problems. the parallelism that is embodied in this father-daughter tandem.
in the 1960s
-Macapagal was seen as a ruthless, rage-driven ruler, no dared to go against him.
in the 2000s
-GMA holds the neck of all her cabinet members, she may not be as ruthless as her dad but i think she is just as evil.
60s
-there were actually campaigns against deforestation, mining, illegal logging and poverty. THERE WERE ACTUAL CAMPAIGNS of THE PROBLEMS WE FACE TODAY FORTY YEARS AGO.
00s
-we are at wits ends for the aforementioned problems.
60s
-there was actually a RICE SCANDAL during DM's time
00s
-we have a rice shortage short of a rice scandal
60s
-it was part of DMs platform to enforce an aggressive land reform program for he was "the poor boy from Lumbo (? tama ba? haha.) but he's efforts were sort of futile
00s
-the GMA admin is faced with the issue on CARP EXTENSION.
60s
-Emmanuel Pelaez, the VP of DM, actually had a falling out with DM during that time. he was actually a member of his cabinet but then he resigned.
00s
-Before De Castro sat as VP, it was Guingona who was holding the #2 position next to GMA and remember? they had a falling out, too.
well, that's what i have gathered so far. its really interesting for me to relate both periods under the Macapagals. i'm just thinking though that if history repeats itself and the same pattern happens to both of them, then we must remember that the president who followed DM eventually became a dictator.
so, will it ever happen again?
anyway, i must continue now with my research. oooooh. its so much fun!
and by the way, its really love the fashion in the sixties. its so sophisticated and nice. haha.
(they had fashion spreads then, too)
by the way, to all Cagayanons, Pelaez rocks!!!
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