His mother, Corazon Aquino, was the leader of the fight for a return to democracy. Her first year as president saw the Philippines coming from a nearly bankrupt state to an eight percent GDP growth. Unfortunately, a series of coup attempts turned the promise of rapid economic growth to a state of much slower economic growth.
PNoy’s campaign against corruption focused on cleansing the executive agencies like the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs. His anti-corruption drive also included senators in the legislative branch. Unfortunately, this vision has more or less disappeared after PNoy’s presidency. PNoy was not only known for his moral leadership but also had the image as the Everyman President, just a “normal regular guy.” In his younger years before he became president, he was not even interested in foreign travel, resulting in the lapse of his passport from non-use.
PNoy issued a challenge to the Filipino people to make the changes that he began during his term and make them permanent. Each one of us must answer this call in transforming Philippine society.
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