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AUTHORITARIAN DICTATORSHIP
John P. B. Jose
December 2, 2015
PSC 394
Dr. K. Weir
“AUTHORITARIANISM IS A FORM OF
GOVERNMENT CHARACTERIZED BY ABSOLUTE,
UNQUESTIONING OR BLIND OBEDIENCE TO
AUTHORITY, AS OPPOSED TO A FORM OF
GOVERNMENT CHARACTERIZED BY INDIVIDUAL
FREEDOM.”
*http://www.thefreedictionary.com/authoritarianism
THE REGIME OF FERDINAND MARCOS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
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Gifted orator, very
intelligent.
Cult of Personality.
Term from 1965-1986.
Manipulated the
Constitution to extend
term.
Debt grew $2B-$30B.
U.S. Backed “soft
dictator”.
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Main Concepts
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Graft & Corruption
State Repression
through Martial Law
Liberation through
People Power
Revolution
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Pieces Of Art
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“Special Tuta Food”
Dekada ’70
Bayan Ko by Freddie
Aguilar
People Power
Revolution monument
GRAFT & CORRUPTION
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“Kleptocrat”
 Wife,
Imelda Marcos owned 7,500 pairs of shoes.
 Stole Billions of Dollars & Owned properties all over
the world.
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Nepotism
 Cronies/
Rolex 12
Rigged Elections, Constitution
 Owned Press & Media
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“SPECIAL TUTA FOOD”
http://www.quezon.ph/2012/01/29/some-readings-as-the-constitution-turns-25/
STATE REPRESSION THROUGH MARTIAL LAW
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Martial Law from 1972-1981.
To extend his term.
 Curtailed Press Freedom & basic civil
Liberties.
 Closed congress, media establishments.
 Arrested Political opposition leaders and activists.
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lot have died and many have never been found
Between 1972-1976, military grew from 65,000270,000
 Some people liked it but of course plenty did not.
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 Grandma
and Mom
DEKADA ’70
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Movie based on novel by Lualhati Bautista
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exposed social injustices, and youth/ women
activist during Marcos’ Era.
Story of a middle class family struggling during
Martial Law.
 Story of a Mom and wife, with 5 politically
engaged kids and a dominant husband during
the 70’s.
 Dekada '70 Trailer
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LIBERATION THROUGH PEOPLE POWER
REVOLUTION
February 22-25, 1986
 Filipinos were provoked because of assassination
of opposition leader and electoral fraud.
 It took 3 days, 2 million Filipinos of all walks of life.
 Nonviolent Revolution
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Organized civil resistance and disobedience
 Church, celebrities, political icons.
 Inspired Gandhi & Rest of the world.
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Marcos’ exiled to Hawaii.
 “Revolution that surprised the world.”
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BAYAN KO (MY COUNTRY)
Considered to be the “second” national anthem.
 Has deep, emotional Tagalog translation that
resonates the fight for democracy.
 The song’s lyrics link the motherland with a caged
bird that should be set free to live and to prosper.
 Opposition’s weapon to rally the oppressed
Filipinos and reinvigorate & empower them to take
our country back.
 Bayan Ko Song
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PEOPLE POWER MONUMENT
http://explorethecity.weebly.com/people-power-monument.html
PEOPLE POWER MONUMENT
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Created by Eduardo Castrillo
To commemorate the lives taken and sacrifices during
the Marcos’ Regime.
Reminds people of our history.
Created in 1993, 7 years after the People Power
Revolution.
Depicts “Inang Bayan” (motherland) with unchained
arms to the sky.
37 individual statues underneath her to represent
various sectors that were involved in the revolution.
CONCLUSION
All these artworks are all connected because
they were used to change minds and
perspectives.
 It gave people a chance to develop their own
opinions and beliefs.
 Art works (propaganda)played into each theme
we discussed.
 Art works are historical references that will
teach future generations of who we really are.
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ANY QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME!