File No. 60: A family affair
(Second of three parts) WHAT is striking about File No. 60 is the number of key Ang Mga Maharlika officers who were relatives of Marcos.
(Second of three parts) WHAT is striking about File No. 60 is the number of key Ang Mga Maharlika officers who were relatives of Marcos.
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