Today in Labor History February 25, 1986: As a result of ongoing protests, Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos begged President Ronald Reagan for advice. Reagan told him to “cut and cut cleanly.” That evening, Marcos and his wife Imelda fled the nation aboard a U.S. air force plane, after 20 years of rule. He and his family, and an entourage of 90 people (mostly servants), arrived in Hawaii the next day. They brought 22 crates of cash valued at $717 million, 300 crates of jewelry of unknown value, $4 million worth of unset precious gems, $200,000 in gold bullion, $1 million in Philippine pesos and deposit slips for $124 million in banks in the Cayman Islands. Plus, countless crates of shoes. The Marcos’s hold the Guinness record for the largest ever theft from a government, but Trump will likely smash this record, if he hasn't already. Their son, Bong Bong Marcos, is the current president of the Philippines. His vice president is Sara Duterte, daughter of the Philippines last president, the violently repressive Rodrigo Duterte, who oversaw the assassinations of well over 1,000 street children and alleged drug dealers. Under Ferdinand Marcos, there were over 3,000 documented extrajudicial murders, 35,000 documented victims of torture and tens of thousands of people imprisoned.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #philippines #dictator #torture #massacre #ferdinandmarcos #imeldamarcos #bongbong #duterte #prison #reagan #imperialism #corruption #massmurder #humanrights #trump

The curse of repeat presidential candidates: Why Leni perhaps shouldn’t run again

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/curse-repeat-candidates-leni-robredo-2028-presidential-elections/

How much of the #history of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos is repeating with #DonaldJTrump and #MelaniaTrump ?

A quick bit of research reveals that almost no-one has yet picked up the idea of "edifice complex" and applied it to Trump.

Yet we have everything from a gilded Lincoln toilet through this recently proposed Golden Arch to the Eppstein Memorial Ballroom.

And it's hats instead of shoes.

#USPolitics #EdificeComplex #ImeldaMarcos #FerdinandMarcos #EppsteinBallroom

[The Explainer] Heart Attack: Mrs. Escudero skips Paris Fashion Week

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/manolo-quezon-explainer-heart-evangelista-skips-paris-fashion-week/

Imelda Marcos, la donna che fece tremare persino i Beatles

#marcos #ferdinandmarcos #imeldamarcos #thebeatles #trump #donaldtrump

https://boomerissimo.it/2025/03/02/imelda-marcos-contro-i-beatles-terrore-e-vendetta/

Today in Labor History February 25, 1986: As a result of ongoing protests, Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos begged President Ronald Reagan for advice. Reagan told him to “cut and cut cleanly.” That evening, Marcos and his wife Imelda fled the nation aboard a U.S. air force plane, after 20 years of rule. He and his family, and an entourage of 90 people (mostly servants), arrived in Hawaii the next day. They brought 22 crates of cash valued at $717 million, 300 crates of jewelry of unknown value, $4 million worth of unset precious gems, $200,000 in gold bullion, $1 million in Philippine pesos and deposit slips for $124 million in banks in the Cayman Islands. Plus, countless crates of shoes. The Marcos’s hold the Guinness record for the largest ever theft from a government. Their son, Bong Bong Marcos, is the current president of the Philippines. His vice president is Sara Duterte, daughter of the Philippines last president, the violently repressive Rodrigo Duterte, who oversaw the assassinations of well over 1,000 street children and alleged drug dealers. Under Ferdinand Marcos, there were over 3,000 documented extrajudicial murders, 35,000 documented victims of torture and tens of thousands of people imprisoned.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #philippines #dictator #torture #massacre #ferdinandmarcos #imeldamarcos #bongbong #duterte #prison #reagan #imperialism #corruption #massmurder #humanrights

TRIVIA : When Mrs. Marcos came home from her exile in #Hawaii in 1991, she checked into Philippine Plaza’s $2,000-a-night Imperial Suite, along with her entourage which had taken over 60 rooms. "I come home penniless,” she told reporters. This and other stories from #SofitelManila 's glorious past. #SomethingLikeLife #tourism #travel #Philippines #ImeldaMarcos

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2024/05/17/adieu-sofitel-manila/

GSIS, which owns the lot on which #SofitelPhilippinePlaza stands, is asking for an improvement in lease terms, after the hotel owners asked for an extension on its contract for another 25 years. The hotel will be closed by June 30. It was built in 1976 by then First Lady #ImeldaMarcos in time for Manila's hosting of the IMF-WB meetings. #hospitality #travel #tourism #Philippines #hospitality

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2024/05/10/sofitel-owner-wants-25-years-more-on-its-lease-with-gsis/