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[ANALYSIS] Just How Bad Was Corruption During the Marcos Years?
[ANALYSIS] Just How Bad Was Corruption During the Marcos Years?
Marcos does have a legitimate Guinness World Record to his name: “Greatest Robbery of a Government” to the tune of $5 billion to $10 billion. This record has yet to be beaten. Yet so many myths about the Marcoses still abound.
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Published at 2019-09-19 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, History, Politics
Where Are Imelda's (The People's) Jewels Today?
Where Are Imelda's (The People's) Jewels Today?
A year ago, in the waning days of the Benigno Aquino III administration and before the 2016 presidential election in the Philippines got under way, the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) announced that it was proceeding with an international auction of Imelda Marcos’ confiscated jewelry.
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Published at 2018-03-13 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Stories
Tags: Imelda
11 Bizarre Things You Didn't Know about Imelda Marcos
11 Bizarre Things You Didn't Know about Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos, former First Lady of the Philippines, is perhaps one of the most controversial female public figures of modern times. Imelda, now 88, had power and wealth as the wife of late Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled for two decades (1965-1986). She is admired for her glamour, yet despised for her extravagance. She is sometimes compared to Marie Antoinette. Here are 11 bizarre things you might not know about her.
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Published at 2018-02-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : People, Stories