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President Ferdinand E. Marcos attends a political rally druing the 1986 snap election.

Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s last election campaign (Part 2)

By Miguel Paolo P. Reyes, Larah Vinda Del Mundo, and Joel F. Ariate Jr. | May 01, 2022 7:50 AM

Cracks in the Marcos political machine started to show in the 1984 Batasan election. And the dictator’s last campaign ended in a popular revolt that forced him, his family, and his cabal into exile.

1986 snap election, Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s last election campaign (Part 1)

By Miguel Paolo P. Reyes, Larah Vinda Del Mundo, and Joel F. Ariate Jr. | Apr 30, 2022 8:54 PM

Not even the PR firm with some of the best access to the gates of power in Washington could save Marcos after his own military and the U.S. turned against him in the final days of his dictatorship.