Part 3 Flashcards
(77 cards)
Who took Quezon’s place after his death?
Sergio Osmena
2 Notable people in 1945 Post-war Congress who collaborated with Japanese
Quirino & Yulo
Problems Osmena inherited
Infrastructural Damage Economic Problems in distribution Industry Standstill No cultural progress Lack of education Destroyed cultural heritage Bankrupt Government Lack of Peace and order Moral and social degeneration
How much in reparations did Japan pay the Philippines?
800m pesos in cash, 250m in business loans
Osmena ran against this person in 1946 election
Manuel Roxas
Affiliations of 1946 election
Osmena: Nacionalista Party and Democratic Alliance Party
Roxas: Liberal Party
Winner of 1946 elections
Roxas
What do you call a committed member of a political party. In multi-party systems, the term is used for politicians who strongly support their party’s policies and are reluctant to compromise with their political opponents.
Partisan (of Partisan Politics)
Types of elite in politics
Cacique
Old Rich
Educated Elite
Military Heroes
What is the Bell Trade Agreement
+Granted US equal access and freedom to the natural resources of the Philippines
+Non-agreement meant no financial assistance from US
Died by heart attack
Manuel Roxas
Followed the Death of Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
Son of a provincial prison warden and former barrio school teacher
Elpidio Quirino
Initiated the following
+President’s Action Committee on Social Amelioration to mitigate the plight of the poor
+Agricultural Credit Cooperatives Financing Administration
Elpidio Quirino
Winner of 1949 election
Elpidio Quirino
Competitors of 1949 election
Jose P Laurel (Nacionalista) Jose Avelino (Rebel thing) Elpidio Quirino (Liberal)
Renaissance in Philippine arts during this president’s stint
Elpidio Quirino
Civic Organizations
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Jaycees
Knights of Columbus
Quirino’s Unpopularity
- Unabated rampage of graft and corruption in the government
- Numerous anomalies in Government Agencies especially does related to War Surplus and supplies earmarked for War Relief
- Abuses occurred in many sectors of government
- Quirino was afraid to take action against his friend who were implicated in the widespread corruption
- Corruption grew to unprecedented levels during his tenure
- Wasteful spending of public funds of his extravagant junkets abroad
- Economic distress of the times, aggravated by rising unemployment and soaring prices of prime commodities
- Impotency of the government to check the Huk menace in the Central Luzon provinces
- Crackdowns intensified despite of amnesty proclamation of Oct 22, 1950
- Widespread frauds and terrorism committed by the Liberal Party in the Elections of 1947 and 1949
The Hukbalahaps were composed of…..
Peasants
Hukbalahaps were ended during this person’s stint
Ramon Magsaysay
Son of a Blacksmith
Ramon Magsaysay
Guerilla leader during the war against the Japanese
Ramon Magsaysay
Provided more freedom following the Bell Trade Act
Laurel-Langley Agreement