Projects and Infrastractures Under Marcos

PROJECTS AND INFRASTRACTURES UNDER MARCOS 1965 to 1986

Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was the tenth (10th) President of the Republic of the Philippines and the only president to stay in office for more than twenty years (1965 to 1986). He served as president from 1965 to 1969 during his first term and was re-elected in 1969. Three years later, he declared Martial Law. He stayed in office since then until 1981 – the same year he lifted Martial Law. He was again re-elected for a term of six years but only served from 1981 to 1986 due to a snap presidential election.

FERDINAND MARCOS

PROJECTS:• construction of roads, bridges and public

works, bridges, a generator ,water services• infrastructure construction; regional and

industrial site planning and development; and barrio programs for community development.

• south/north luzon expressway •san juanico bridge•manila international airport (NAIA)•coastal roads

San Juanico Bridge• Other name:

Marcos Bridge • Crosses San

Juanico Strait Western Samar-Northern Leyte border

• Total length: 2,200 m (7,200 ft) Height 41 m (135 ft) Longest span: 1,377 m (4,518 ft)]

• Construction begin: 1969 Construction: end 1973

SAN JUANICO BRIDGE

BATAAN NUCLEAR PLANT

• Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant, completed but never fueled, on Bataan Peninsula

• The Philippine nuclear program started in 1958 with the creation of the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) under Republic Act 2067.

• Construction on the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant began in 1976.

• By 1984, when the BNPP was nearly complete, its cost had reached $US2.3 billion

• Equipped with a Westinghouse light water reactor, it was designed to produce 621 megawatts of electricity

LEYTE GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT

NAYONG PILIPINO

IMELDA MARCOS

• Imelda Remedios Visitacion Romualdez-Marcos (born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez on July 2, 1929) is the widow of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and is herself an influential political figure in the Philippines. She is known as the "Steel Butterfly" due to her role as a controversial figure in her home country and around the world.

•Marcos was criticized for spending hundreds of millions of dollars on high-profile infrastructure projects. These included the:▫ Cultural Center of the Philippines ▫Philippine Heart Center▫ Lung Center of the Philippines▫ Kidney Institute of the Philippines▫ Nayong Pilipino▫ Philippine International Convention Center▫ Folk Arts Theater▫Coconut Palace▫Manila Film Center

Philippine Heart Center

• Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City was established through Presidential Decree No. 673 issued by president Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1975

• inaugurated on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1975 and graced by renowned cardiovascular experts such as Dr. Christiaan Barnard, Dr. Denton Cooley, Dr. Donald Effler, and Dr. Charles Bailey.

Philippine Lung Center

• The Lung Center of the Philippines was established on January 16, 1981 by President Ferdinand Marcos under Presidential Decree No. 1823.

• The purpose of its creation was to provide health care that specifically targets lung and pulmonary disease. It is located in Quezon Avenue, Quezon City.

Cultural Center of the Philippines• established to preserve,

develop and promote arts and culture in the Philippines.

• was established through Executive Order No. 30 s. 1966 by President Ferdinand Marcos.

• provides performance and exhibition venues local and international productions

• 62-hectare complex located in the Cities of Pasay and Manila

• Tanghalang Pambansa and other buildings in the CCP Complex was designed by National Artist for Architecture, Leandro V. Locsin

Philippine International Convention Center

• Type• Convention center• Architectural style• Brutalist• Location• Pasay City, Metro Manila,

Philippines• Construction started• 1974• Completed• 1976• Inaugurated• September 5, 1976• Design and construction• Architect• Leandro Locsin

Coconut Palace

• The Coconut Palace, also known as Tahanang Pilipino is the official residence and principal workplace of the Vice President of the Philippines.

• Located at the CCP Complex, in Pasay

• commissioned by former First Lady Imelda Marcos

• Completed 1978 Renovated 2010

• Design and construction Architect Francisco Mañosa

Manila Film Center • The Manila Film Center is a national building located at the southwest end of the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex in Pasay City, Philippines.

• was designed by architect Froilan Hong

• The Manila Film Center served as the main theater for the 1st Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) from the 18th to the 29th of January, 1982