I honest-to-gosh really did a double take. Then I had to read the original article just to be sure. Because just when I didn’t think they could sink any lower, the Marcoses do something – as if just to prove – that they are, quite simply, amazing, having mastered the art of shocking and disappointing [...]
Parallelisms
GMA and Marcos
While worlds (and decades) apart, the similarities between the two are strinking:
During the time of Marcos, the US was neck deep in cold war paranoia. In fact, crying “Communist!” was Marcos’ favorite ploy to get more funds from Uncle Sam, particularly in the late 70’s when the export industry was failing – in [...]
Imelda’s Family Jewels
Let me try to contain for a moment my mirth at the imagery of that pun. :: rofl :: Anyway, here goes:
The government has firmed up earlier plans to sell Imelda MarÂcos’s jewelry collectionn, initially estimated to be worth at least $10 million, said Ricardo Abcede, a member of the Presidential Commission on Good Government, [...]
September 2005
After several months of sitting on my ass, I’m back, and with a new theme shamelessly derived from Bryan Veloso’s AvalonStar. This time around, I’m trying to make Wordpress work more like a CMS than a blogging tool, with issues/themes coming out every month (or whenever I feel like it) which you can navigate via [...]
Proclamation 1081 and Martial Law
On September 21, 1972, Marcos issued Proclamation 1081, declaring martial law over the entire country. Under the president’s command, the military arrested opposition figures, including Benigno Aquino, journalists, student and labor activists, and criminal elements. A total of about 30,000 detainees were kept at military compounds run by the army and the Philippine Constabulary.
