Its really a different kind of weekend i had this time. Not only have i spent a lot of time researching on the Marcos regime, i reflected a lot of what our society needs to solve our daily issues. ferdinand. Marcos indeed was a magnificent visionary. My husband is one of those that oast n Marcos' brilliance. When he declared Martial Law, it was a time where our country needs discipline, strong leadership and forced obedience to the law. By the way, we need the same thing today. But what drove him to his downfall - to our country's downfall is his extravance, his wife's dark ambition to rule the world wihout upholding the love for our Motherland. I believe Ferdinand Marcos would have been a remarkable leader if his brilliance, vision and brains work hand in hand with the love for our Motherland and our fellow Filpino brothers. What he lacked is his respect of his countrymen, his patriotism. He indeed wanted the Philippines to be developed first world country. He had all his ideals for development. But he also wanted to transform the country to be 'western' -loosing every bit of identity.
Our country still needs good leaders like Marcos who will lead us to progress. We still need to be forced to follow rules and laws. If we continue allowingour Filipino brothers to get their way, or halfly follow the law, we will not grow as a nation. But we all need discipline. We all need he political will to implement, follow the laws -to ensure peace and order in our community.