2. SUBMITTED BY:
ANNE RHEA L. BARRERA

3. GLADYS JOY GARCIA

4. SUBMITTED TO:
MR. ANDRES “ANDY” BONIFACIO

5. POST-EDSA TO THE PRESENT
President Ferdinand Marcos
-was the last president under the Third Republic and
the only president under The Fourth Republic
Assume the Presidency
1.President Fidel V. Ramos

2.President Joseph Ejercito Estrada
3.President Gloria Macapagal

The President of the Third Republic from Corazon C.
Aquino to the present administration of Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo had specific program of
government.

6. THE AQUINO PRESIDENCY



People Power –it is a repudiated Marco’s authority to rule
(under the Constitution of 1973) the question arose as to
which Constitution should Mrs. Corazon Aquino govern the
Philippines.
March 25,1986 –President Corazon Aquino proclaimed a
Freedom Constitution , which defined her powers
Proclaimed a Freedom Constitution
∞ The new government was installed through a direct
exercise of the power of the Filipino People assisted by
units of the New Armed Forces of the Philippines. The
heroic action of the people was done in defiance of the
1973 Constitution .The direct mandate of the people as
manifested by their extraordinary action , demands the
complete reorganization of the government.

7. 

President Aquino -though vested with unlimited powers
,had no desire to become a dictator.
1987 Constitution – preserved many of the provisions of
the 1935 Constitution .

New Provisions

A single fixed term of six years for the President
A President’s power to appoint cabinet members
, ambassadors , and consuls , the Armed Forces (from
the rank of colonel and up) subject to confirmation by the
Commission on Appointments in Congress the approval
of Congress and that the president reports on his/her
action within forty-eight hours.


8. 


the Senator’s term is limited to two terms ; the
Representatives to three terms; and
Members of judiciary ,although to be appointed by the
president , should be recommended by a Judicial and Bar
Council.
1987 Constitution- provides for people empowerment ;
the recall of elected officials; the appointment of sectoral
representatives from labor, peasants , urban poor ,
indigenous cultural communities , women youth , the
disabled ; and the recognition of the role of people’s
organization.

9. 
Other priorities and acts of the Aquino Government
•
The lifting of the suspension of the previlege of the writ of habeas corpus
The grant of amnesty to all political prisoners, which set free about 459
detainees
Restoration of elections and important democratic institution like an
independent COMELEC , judiciary and legislature ;free press ;mechanism
for conflict resolution in the Muslim South the Cordillera
A restructuring of the inherited foreign debt
The creation of the Philippine Commission on Good Government (PCGG)
Approval into law of the Local Government Code ,towards strengthening a
decentralized government machinery.
•
•
•
•
•

Amnesty- the act of pardon by an authority like the president to prisoners
whether the political in nature or criminal in character.

10. THE RAMOS PRESIDENCY

Fidel V Ramos – a former general became president through
the normal constitutional process.

The Seven Presidentiables for the Presidency in the 1992
•
1. Miriam Defensor Santiago
2. Fidel V Ramos
3. Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.
4. Ramon Mitra Jr.
5. Imelda R. Marcos
6. Jovito R. Salonga
7. Salvador H. Laurel
•
•
•
•
•
•

11. FIRST ACTS OF THE RAMOS PRESIDENCY
•
•
•
•
•
•
The creation of the Legislative-Executive Development Council (LEDA)
to facilitate the passage of priority legislations
Negotiations with military rebels , communists rebels, and Muslim
secessionist
the creation of the special Zone of Peace and Development in
Southern Philippines (ZOPAD)
Institution of anti-crime bodies to deal with crime syndicates , private
armies , and terrorists
Enlistment of the support and participation of the AFP in civil works
projects (building roads and bridges , schoolhouses , and mega dikes )
disaster preparedness (including rescue and rehabilitation
)environmental protection and conservation and human resource
development
Institution of electoral reforms through the COMELEC

12. 
President Ramos favored the exercise of free market forces with the least
intervention from the government

The Ramos government supported and signed into law
R.A.7432-which grants special privileges to senior citizen
R.A.8353-which reclassified rape from private offense such that it was no
longer a crime against chastity, but a crime against a person
R.A.8369-known as the Family Courts Act of 1997, which established
Courts to handle cases of domestic violence , and women’s desks in the
police agencies to attend to women victims of violence.
The women in Nation Building Law ,which gives women equal economic
opportunities in national development efforts, budget for gender and
development in government agencies, and credit or lending windows for
Women at the Land Bank and Development Bank of the Philippines
President Ramos emphasized diplomacy for economic
development, political cooperation, and national security.


•
•


13. THE ESTRADA ADMINISTRATION AND PEOPLE POWER II
•
•
The transfer of power from President Ramos to President Joseph
Estrada was a peaceful and orderly, despite fears of a failure of
election.
A few months before elections, a group of Ramos admirers initiated
a move for Charter Change (ChaCha movement) to allow a 2nd term
for President Ramos, President Aquino and Cardinal sin led a rally
in Luneta to denounce the ChaCha move. Estrada despite charges
of being “a womanizer, drinker, and gambler” won almost 40% of
the votes, with Gloria Arroyo as his Vice President. The speedy
canvassing and senate proclamation of Estrada as President elect
and Macapagal Arroyo as Vice President attested to the democratic
processes that were restored by the Edsa People Power and the
statesmanship of President Ramos.

14. FIRST ACT OF PRESIDENT ESTRADA’S
•
the suspension of the release of the 37billion in “Pork Barrel”
allocations for pet projects of the congressmen;
•
the organization of the PAOCTF (Presidential Anti-Organized
Crime Task Force ) with General Panfilo Lacson as head;
•
the reduction of debt servicing or payment to IMF-WB; and
•
redirection of Land Bank and DBP funds to small and medium
scale enterprises

15. PRESIDENT ESTRADA PRIORITIES
•
•
•
•
Provision of opportunities for employment and
income generation
Provision of food , shelter , and basic utilities
Improvement of the economy through the
acceleration of infrastructure programs and
privatization
promotion of participatory leadership that is free
from graft and corruption and political patronage

16. PRESIDENT ESTRADA INVOLVES SCANDALS IN HIS PERSONAL AND OFFICIAL LIFE
•
•
•
•




His alleged involvement in number games as king of Jueteng lords
His rumored mistresses and gifts of mansions
His much-criticized drinking sprees and midnight cabinet sessions
His huge bank account under a false name
The resignation of Vice President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo :the issuance of a
statement by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)
condemning President Estrada’s jueteng involvement as “morally reprehensible” the
Makati Business Club expressing its loss of confidence in his ability to govern and
their call for his resignation
Parliament of the Streets-execution of what appeared to be a concerted effort to
oust President Estrada
General Angelo Reyes-Estrada’s AFP Chief of staff, emboldened the people’s
protest to EDSA Shrine
January 20,2001-Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took her oath of office as the fourth
president the Fifth Republic.

17. THE MACAPAGAL ARROYO GOVERNMENT
•
•
•
•
•
•
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in her fist state of
the Nation Address (SONA) on July 23,2001
Reduce poverty incidence
Fight poverty by creating jobs, not destroying them
Address the complaint of the masses about high prices
and inadequate wages
reduce excessive friction in labor ad management
relations, working for industrial peace
Control the budget deficit by collecting taxes vigorously
and spending money prudently
Balance the economic plan to nurture the disadvantage
members of society and those left by progress

18. •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Increase the chances of Filipino children finishing school
Create a million new jobs within the year in agriculture and
fisheries
Strive to achieve self- sufficiency in rice production
Produce cheap rice and increase the number of prosperous
farmers
Annually distribute 200,000 hectares of land for agrarian reform 100,00 hectares of private land and 100,000 ancestral domain
titles for indigenous people
Develop information and communication technology to leapfrog
the economy into the new millennia
Stop the increase in prices of basic necessities of workers
, monitor oil prices
Increase the number of categories of workers who need not pay
taxes
Reduce corruption in the executive branch investigate and
prosecute corruption in high places reduce corruption among
elective officials no one is above the law

19. •
Enhance the relations with the United States whose
economic and Military power continue to make it an
important factor in the affairs of the region and the nation

People Power 11 – a political analysts , it was an elitedominated plot to oust President Estrada whose Promasa (Pro People Agenda)and “low moral lifestyle”
disqualified him to continue as President

May 2010- second term of Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo

20. FERDINAND MARCOS

21. FIDEL V. RAMOS

22. FIDEL V. RAMOS

23. JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

24. GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO

25. MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO

26. EDUARDO COJUANGCO JR.

27. RAMON MITRA JR.

28. IMELDA MARCOS

29. JOVITO SALONGA

30. SALVADOR LAUREL