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Loja Jan Jowelson B.CO 2-1Ferdinand E. Marcoss greatest moment was EDS 1! w"en "e was no longer j#st a $ar to%notc"er o& #n%recedented record! or t"e most decorated Fili%ino"ero o& 'orld 'ar ((! or w"en "e $ecame )resident o& t"e )"ili%%ines or t"e onl* reelected )resident o& t"e +e%#$lic! $#t Ferdinand E. Marcoss greatest moment was EDS 1 w"en as )resident and Commander in C"ie& o& t"e rmed Forces o& t"e )"ili%%ines! t"e most %owerl man in t"e co#ntr*! "e did not #se )ower to ,#rt or -ill t"ose w"o $etra*ed "im! $#t ,e #sed )ower Sel.essl* &or )eace and Lo/e. t t"is %oint ,e no longer was j#st a Bar 0o%notc"er! 'ar ,ero! )resident or Fat"er o& a Co#ntr*! at t"is %oint in )resident Ferdinand E. Marcoss li&e! "e too "ad $ecome a Mot"er o& t"e 1ation! wit" Sel.ess and Endless Lo/e &or "is Co#ntr* and )eo%le2In 1965, President Marcos was elected on a wave of hope that he would make this nationgreat, with a broad electoral mandate to deal with the countrys chronic socio!economic problems" #is first term was innovative$ he surpassed the achievements of his predecessors put together" In 1969 he became the first Philippine President to be reelected % but corruption and lawlessness and the wide disparity between the rich and the poor that gripped the country were as pervasive as ever" &he growing threat of communist insurgency and the secessionist problem in Mindanao further eroded the political stability of the country" In 'eptember 19() President Marcos declared martial law to restore law and order and to build a new society