Imelda Marcos - Reaction

When anyone hears the name “Imelda Marcos”, the first thing in mind is negative for most people. We Filipinos all know who she is. We may not know her like how we know other people around us. Yet, we at least know her by her surname. Thus, Imelda Romualdez - Marcos is the wife of our late President Ferdinand Marcos. We all know how they are regarded behind the words of corruption and evil at the worst. We all know her husband declared Martial Law and put many Filipinos’ lives at risk. We may all know many common things about her and her husband. Still, there are many different views that we could assert. In terms of knowing, subjectivity is more used than objectivity since it always involves judgments. In line with subjectivity, Imelda has her many own philosophical thoughts and even teachings that are no longer included in a Filipino citizen’s dictionary about her.

Imelda Marcos became known for her lavish spending. She is known for her very large number of collections of shoes. She is known for expensive fashion and luxury items. She is known for deciding to live a wealthy life despite of the people’s poverty. It is believed that all what she and her family have are gained at the cost of the Filipino people. Yet, she never bowed down to such judgments. She would always tell about her thoughts as I label “her own philosophy”. I used that label because of her mistakes of grasping the moral values when it comes to philosophy. She is somehow mislead by her beliefs. There is nothing wrong in keeping our faiths and beliefs but there are still limits. On the other hand, I admit that she is really intelligent that’s why I already considered her thoughts to be called as philosophy. Well, I do believe her statement that she really wants to be the mother of our country during her time as first lady. I am impressed on her accomplishments.  She was instrumental in the establishment of 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; and the infamous Manila Film Center. All of these surely benefit the general public. However, bad things should never cover up good things but when it comes to people’s aspect especially for Filipinos, they could forgive but it is very hard for a person who lived in the worst imaginations to forget her and also her husband.