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(President Ferdinand Marcos and First Lady Imelda Marcos)
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These include the Maharlika Highway connecting Luzon to the Visayas and Mindanao, North Luzon Expressway, South Luzon Expressway and Circumferential Roads 1-10, as well as medical institutions, like the Philippine Heart Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute and Lung Center of the Philippines; state colleges and universities, such as Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, Bicol University and Cagayan State University; San Juanico Bridge, Mactan-Mandaue Bridge, Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant, Pantabangan Hydro Electric Power Plant and the BLISS housing projects.
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The Marcos administration also promoted Filipino culture and put up sites showcasing the rich Filipino heritage, including the Philippine International Convention Center, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Folk Arts Theater, Film Center of the Philippines, National Arts Center in Makiling, Nayong Pilipino and People's Park in the Sky in Tagaytay. Free concerts were held at parks for the public to enjoy classical music, such as "Concert at the Park", "Paco Park Presents" and "Puerto Real Evenings".
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The National Manpower and Youth Council was founded in 1976 and is now the TESDA or Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.
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President Marcos' Presidential Decree 27, which called for the "emancipation of tenants from the bondage of the soil", was also among his notable contributions to social justice.
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In the field of diplomacy, Marcos initiated the formation of ASEAN in 1966 - together with the heads of state of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore - that has since grown to 10 member-states. The country also hosted a summit of seven countries - the US, South Korea, South Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines - to discuss the worsening conflict in Vietnam and the containment of communism in Southeast Asia.
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Marcos declared martial law in 1972 to contain the growing communist insurgency and to usher in a "New Society" founded on his vision of a new social order marked by economic, political and social reforms. In his book, Notes on the New Society, he referred to it as a movement aimed at liberating the Filipino people from poverty. The Philippines actually attained self-sufficiency in rice in 1968 by promoting the cultivation of hybrid rice. And one of the most important economic programs in the 1980s was the Kilusang Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran, which encouraged barangay residents to engage in livelihood projects.
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