Mr. Salonga of PCGG announced before that Marcos stole USD13.0 Billion. If we sum up all of the budget of the Government from the time Marcos got elected in 1965 up to 1986, the sum is not even half that amount Marcos allegedly stole. So it means no funds went to pay salaries of teachers, police and government employees and no infrastructure projects were ever completed because Marcos got all the money? Yet, Marcos completed more projects than all Presidents did after him combined. There was no single infra project during the time of Ms. Cory. The P6 Billion AFP Modernization Fund was lost during the time of Mr. Ramos. The Philippine debt reached about USD80 Billion during the time of Ms. Arroyo.
The greatness of a presidency is only a function of the social milieu of its term. We can compare them based on the length of bridges or roads constructed, productivity, inflation levels, etc. It is only posterity which will judge them.
Based on this writer's knowledge, Mr. Marcos will be the President who will leave the best legacy that will make us understand his wisdom. There may have been some errors committed during his term but I know that he will make up for all of these and this nation will soon be great again.