THE PRESIDENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES

President Treaty Programs Challenges

Manuel Roxas  Bell Trade Act  Rehabilitation Finance Corporation  Rehabilitation after the war
(1946-1948)  Military bases  Property Commission  Inflation
agreement  Creation of Central Bank of the Phil.  Unemployment
 Rebellion of HUKBALAHAP
Elpidio Quirino  Mutual Defense Treaty  Import Control  Balance of payment deficit
(1948-1953)  Foreign Exchange control policy  Issue of corruption and nepotism
 Agricultural credit cooperative financing  Rebellion of HUKBALAHAP
administration
 Framer’s Cooperative Marketing Association
 Amnesty of HUKBALAHAP
Ramon Magsaysay  Laurel-Langley  FACOMA  Issue of neutrality towards
(1953-1957) Agreement  ACCEA communism
 SEATO  Agricultural Tenancy Act of 1954
 Creation of Court of Agrarian Relations
 Land Reform Act
 National Resettlement and Rehabilitation
Administration
Carlos P. Garcia  Ramos-Bohlen Treaty  Filipino First Policy  Nepotism
(1957-1961)
Diosdado Macapagal  MAPHILINDO  Land Reform Code  Lack of dollar reserves
 Leasehold system  Devaluation
 Change of the Date of Independence ( from  Increase of debt in IMF
July 4 to July 12)

Ferdinand Marcos  ASEAN  Bagong Lipunan  Devaluation

(1965-1986)  Creation of International Rice Research  Problems regarding National
Institute (IRRI) People’s Army and Moro National
 Development in infrastructures Liberation Front
 Green Revolution
 Land Reform Code
Corazon C. Aquino  Presidential Commission on Human Rights  Foreign debt
(1986-1992)  Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program  Coup d’ etat
 Privatization  Mendiola Massacre
Fidel V. Ramos  Asia Pacific Economic  Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC)  Issue about the PEA- Amari Land
(1992-1998) Cooperation (APEC)  Philippines 2000 Deal
 Deregulation  Centennial Expo Scam
 Import liberalization
 Medium Term Phil. Development Plan

Joseph Estrada  Visiting Forces  Issue about Jueteng

( 1998-2001) Agreement  Corruption
 Midnight Cabinet
 Jose Velarde Account
 All-out-war against MILF
 EDSA people Power 2
Gloria Macapagal-  Japan-Philippines  Aggressive Taxation  Corruption
Arroyo Economic Parity  Additional Taxes  Midnight Appointments
( 2001-2010) Agreement  Import Substitution  Electoral Fraud
 Infrastructure Development  Questionable Agreepments
 “Strong Republic”
 Conditional Cash Transfer
Benigno “Noynoy” C.  Anti-Corruption  Personal Issues
Aquino, Jr.  “Tuwid na Daan”  Issue on Pork Barrel
(2010-Present