Bagong Lipunan
(The Marcos Regime Political Slogan)
Felipe Padilla De Leon
Lyrics
Bagong Lipunan
May bagong silang,
May bago nang buhay,
Bagong bansa,
Bagong galaw,
Sa Bagong Lipunan.
Magbabago ang lahat,
Tungo sa pag-unlad,
at ating itanghal,
Bagong lipunan!
(English version)
New Society
A new path,
A new life, A new country A new movement
In the New Society !
All of us need to change
Towards progress ' And let us proclaim,
Our New Society!
I am have to admit, I am a kid from the province of the Marcos. But not in their hometown. Let's just say that the political alignment there is not a solid as some people thinks. But as a kid, I remembered the time when our kindergarten or elementary class went to a field trip of Ilocos Norte with our parents (I can't remember the details actually). Our parents being parents and wanting to educate us and appreciate the Ilocos Norte history planned the trip perfectly. We visited a famous landmark in Batac, Ilocos Norte that even any tourist planner couldn't afford to miss. The mausoleum of the late President Ferdinand Marcos. When we went there, I felt the chills and I wanted to get out of that place. The embalmed body of the late President is scary for the starters. Add the almost sub-zero temperature of that place, the funeral floral wreath and the music. Its just surreal and sad.
I later learned from my mother that he met Apong Lakay (his nickname in Ilocos Norte) as a teenager and she was one of the oldest of a very large family (and a very responsible one). But by no means they are solid Marcos. My uncle, who is now in Hawaii ,used to study in UE and almost became an activist (my mother forced him to study in Laoag). My other uncle is a military men. Very ironic indeed.
As for the song, Bagong Lipunan, maybe there is really some progress that happened during the Marcos times. Some old people in Ilocos recalled those old times. And sadly, I think they haven't move on. Their considering Bongbong as a future president. I hope its Imee Marcos, the more diplomatic and the wittiest of the Marcos siblings. If there is a new order, I hope it wouldn't revolve on one person alone but to all people. That is the essence of a true democracy.
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Youtube.com (helpful site)
marvs, can you cite some of the progress that occured during the marcos regime. do you think that such were the "right" kind of progress that our country needed?
ReplyDelete-aria
I don't know of such because I was born after they were booted out. I was a mid-1990s kid.Let's just say after Marcos was ousted they returned to Ilocos Norte. Mahina pa nga sila noon and they need the support of the local politicians like the Ablans (where Kris Ablan is a part), the Naluptas and the Farinas (kingpin of Laoag City).
ReplyDeleteNoong bata ako poor talaga ang Ilocos.When I went to Manila for summer vacation, I envied at the progress of the Manila vis-a-vis Ilocos Norte. Then the Marcos became powerful.They are the kings there now but let's just say their clan is not that united. Imee (diplomatic and I like her for that) vs Bongbong/Imelda the hardliners).
Regarding on your question, all I could cite is what my Nanang (she is 65years old) said to me as a kid:
ReplyDelete-nagkakuryente daw sa buong bansa dahil kay Marcos
-umayos ang pila ng bus, taxi walang mga kurakot
-skyways, LRT's, Nautical highway
Basically what their saying is that Marcos did the infrastructure that will be the base for our economic development.
i'd have to dig history books to verify that. but we know for a fact na marami pang mga lugar na walng kuryente hanggang ngayon.
ReplyDeleteplus, i think whatever infrastructure was done was done for show. the country was borrowing heavily at that time, and the creditors would like to see where the money was going. but again, we know that most of the money did not go to these projects.
i dont think imee marcos would be a better choice than bong bong. she cannot even handle her children well, how can she do anything with the country.
^ Yun nga po, ate.I told my mom all that I learned from UP school of economics and she shrugged it off. They were part of the lower class (we were a part) that was left out of FVR's development (though I felt it too).I was a Cory fan by the way. At least that family (Aquino) is ready to admit their mistakes. The Marcos haven't move on.
ReplyDeleteYou're attack on Imee is a logical fallacy, ad hominem. Friends na nga si Borgy and Imee. Imee can run a country.Bongbong? Let's just the people in Ilocos Norte are discerning too (nag-iisip din). Ilocos Norte improved and is improving under the Marcos.
Regarding the debt that Marcos incurred? Ngayon lang natin nararamdaman ang effects nung inutang niya.At the price of some lives.
Ate Aria, just look at the picture from both sides. And consider Ilocos is very far from the capital but it is a good province by the way. Except for some occasional (or rare) violence, its a safe province.
regarding calling my argument a logical fallacy, hmfp! (joke lang ha, baka magalit ka na naman sa akin) the take on that depends on your values. i happen to believe that a person's basic responsibility is the family he creates. how that family is managed would reflect on how other things in that person's life would be managed. imee has this politcal ambition, and should have kept her family on their toes more effectively (if not, hiding her family's flaws more creatively). borgy's image definitely impacted on that political ambition. imee was more poised to run for the senatorial race, but all the brawls her son got into definitely tarnished her image, forcing her to take the backseat to bongbong (who was relatively invisible before his senatorial campaign).
ReplyDeletejust my thought anyway.