President Ferdinand Marcos’s Speech

Marcos studied law at the University of the Philippines, attending the

prestigious College of Law. Based on our research, he excelled in both curricular and

extra-curricular activities, becoming a valuable member of the university's swimming,

boxing, and wrestling teams. He was also an accomplished and prolific orator, debater, and

writer for the student newspaper.

He sat for the 1939 Bar Examinations, receiving a near-perfect score of 98.8%.

Although some have disputed this score. He graduated cum laude despite the fact that he

was incarcerated while reviewing. Had he not been in jail for 27 days, he would have

graduated magna cum laude.

Several people can attest to Marcos’ incredible memory, and they include Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago who once served as the late president’s speech writer.

Screenshots from the video, “President F. Marcos speech (Ganito mag-deliver ng speech si Marcos. walang binabasa)

Based on our research, Marcos possessed a phenomenal memory and exhibited this by

memorizing complicated texts and reciting them forward and backward, even such as the 1935

Constitution of the Philippines.

Ferdinand Marcos was a very controversial president.

But here’s a disclaimer: I’m neither a pro- or anti-Marcos. The goal is to provide unbiased information as opposed to exaggerated claims that have led some clueless Filipinos–especially the young ones–to make hasty conclusions.

Some say he’s the best president the country ever had, while others believe otherwise. But how well do we really know the Philippines’ strongman? Is he really the evil dictator that the media claim he was?

This statement of Ferdinand Marcos has caught my attention: “I come from that part of the world, wherein the poorest of the world’s population live. I come from the part of the world that cherish an image of America with its ideals, I come from the Philippines., a part of Asia which has been molded along the principles of American democracy.”

Those statements highlighted in red are filled with humbleness which is a good point, meanwhile, the bold statements in black signifies colonial mentality: “cherish an image of America” / “molded along the principles of American democracy”. However, I understand that he had vocalized those statements to give much compliment to Pres. Reagan....