How much did the Marcoses exactly steal?
Thirty-seven years have passed and that question obstinately nags at our national psyche since the start of the recovery of the Marcos ill-gotten wealth in 1986.
Tag Archives: Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr.’s claim that rice now at P25 per kilo statement needs context
The P25 per kilo rice is available only in Kadiwa ng Pasko caravan stores which operate in limited areas at designated dates and time in Metro Manila and in the provinces of Oriental Mindoro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao de Oro.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos Jr. na ang bigas ngayon ay nasa P25 kada kilo nangangailangan ng konteksto
Noong Disyembre 1, sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na papalapit na ang kanyang administrasyon sa kanyang layunin na ibaba ang presyo ng bigas sa P20 kada kilo ngayong ibinebenta na ito sa halagang P25 kada kilo. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Empty’ People Power Monument on the 50th anniversary of martial law declaration a SATIRE
A satirical Facebook post insinuates no one gathered at the People Power Monument during the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law.
Book, website launched by UP scholars to thwart Marcos lies
The fight against lies is an uphill battle. But someone has to do it. As the Marcos family and their supporters ramp up the propagation of myths that distort history, scholars from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman are using the results of their search for truth and sharing it with the public. Joel
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pagbibigay ni Imee Marcos ng kredito sa nutribun kay Marcos Sr. kailangan ng konteksto
Sa isang press release noong Setyembre 11, sinabi ni Sen. Imee Marcos na ang Nutribun project ay pinasimulan ng kaniyang ama, ang yumaong diktador na si Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Imee Marcos crediting nutribun to Marcos Sr. needs context
The Nutribun was developed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 1968 to 1970. The Marcos Sr. administration was responsible for its distribution.
The horrors of Martial Law as musical
When Katips (short for Katipunan) was first screened in November last year, nobody knew the Marcoses were poised for a dramatic comeback.
How was Palace steel safe opened? Who took missing bags of cash Marcoses brought to Hawaii?
In my column last Monday on the last 24 hours of the Marcoses in Malacañang on Feb. 25, 1986, I shared the narration of the late colonel Arturo C. Aruiza, aide-de-camp of the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., in his book “From Malacañang to Makiki” about their problem when the heavily medicated chief executive could not remember the combination of the steel safe in his bedroom where important documents and valuables were stored. They had to leave the safe unopened.
A loyal aide-de-camp’s account of the Marcoses’ last hours in Malacañang
I’m re-reading the book “Ferdinand E. Marcos, Malacañang to Makiki” by Col. Arturo C. Aruiza, who served as aide-de-camp and confidant of the late president for 21 years until the latter’s death in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1989.
