...was there anything good about the Marco era?

Well in my case I was born one year before the martial law was declared. I too have no idea what was happening by then. But being on a province that was not endowed with benefits of the administration like what the Ilocos region and parts of Leyte did under their administration, I saw only one thing in my place. It did not develop under his regime so I could not point anything that is good under his administration. My father used to work in the government and at that time he was loyal with the administration but he never had been given the chance to shine because political patronage was so strong that if you have no political connections back then it would be very hard to get promoted despite you being qualified. My mom who was a public school teacher did experience same thing and only after his regime that she was able to rank higher since the deped was somehow depoliticize. I can see stark difference back then and now, although I can still see some remnants of the old practice but I can see a much transparent governance now than it was before.

Mom said,Marcos was one of the best presidents the Philippines ever had. The prices of goods were affordable and there was not so much poverty then. He placed the Philiipines in the map of the world. From his administration, the products were the infrastructures that we enjoy right now from the north diversion road and the south diversion roads, the CCP, the longest bridge in Cebu and so forth. True there was corruption but when was corruption eradicated? I am not actually a fan of the Marcoses but I don't hate them either. I have experienced the last few years of martial law and there was indeed discipline. It will be history that will judge Marcos whether he was the better president than his predecessors.

There were a lot of things that the Marcos regime have been rated positive about. I guess that would be the different establishments that were really useful to a lot of people like the Folk Arts Theater, CCP Complex, University of Life, San Juanico Bridge, just to name a few. What got them really was their greed over power and money because they know that while still in the position, they have the control over a lot of things. Sadly, there were a lot of people who also suffered because of their personal interests.

Hi, At least, we learned discipline by the imposition of the martial law. It may have its bad side, like summary executions and the thievery, but it instilled in us the value of hard work, the opportunity to go to sleep on an empty stomach, the fortitude to wait for the appearance of lost loved one's even with the knowledge that they are lost forever, a strong spirit out of the soldier's kicks and butt stroke at the slightest provocation, and the ability to unite in kicking out the dictator even if his heirs continue to hold high offices in the government. At least, we learned how to be forgetful of the evil of it all, too painful to remember, too traumatic to carry on for the rest of our lives.

hmm by reading some responses, I think he must have been a good guy and done things for your country. I have heard of marco in my social studies but I did not know much about him since I am not from your country. It is good to hear things that have happened in the past and people who have made difference in others lives. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.

While i was talking to an elder office mate, he said that he prefers the Marcos Era compared to the current regime. During those years, there were no or little crime. Most people are discouraged from committing crimes because a lot of soldiers were present in the area.

Well i think there is really something about this era that people can either say only one over the other. though a lot of people have said that marcos' era is and will always be the darkest years of the country, i know quite a lot though that some say that there is not one yet born that would even be like Marcos' brain, and strategy. I guess it is not only Marcos and his family... a lot of people has also earned a lot from them, from this era... If we are to look back in these years... we have to admit a lot of structures in the country has been built in the country is a project of the Marcoses, even a lot of roads, bridges, hospitals, and so on.