十几年前,菲律宾人民推翻了马科斯专制独裁的军事统治,民主选举出阿基诺夫人担任菲律宾总统,从此菲律宾进入了民主政治的新时代。但民主的脚步十分沉重和艰难,世纪末,菲律宾新任总统埃斯特拉达遭遇弹劾,政局似乎又动荡起来。但也只是这位总统自己的位置动荡,而菲律宾的民主政体则安然无恙。而且越是他的总统位置动荡,越显示了民主政体的力量。但是,菲律宾的民主走到这一天,其间确实有过沉重而艰难的脚步。这说明,民主 Ten years ago, the Filipino people overthrew the military rule of Marcos autocratic dictatorship and democratically elected Mrs Aquinas as the Philippine president. Since then, the Philippines has entered a new era of democratic politics. However, the pace of democracy is extremely heavy and difficult. At the end of the century, Estrada, the new Philippine president, faced impeachment and the political situation seemed to be turmoil again. But it is only the president’s own turmoil, while the Philippine democracy is safe and sound. And the more turbulent his presidency is, the more it demonstrates the power of democracies. However, democracy in the Philippines has come to this day with heavy and difficult footsteps. This shows that democracy