How Dictator Ferdinand Marcos Lied His Way To The Top | Asian Century | Silk Road

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  @michaelbandeko3519 · 1 year ago

  As an American that lived in the Philippines some of it during Martial Law and was there during People Power. I do not have a political opinion one way or the other. I do observe this, there are new politicians now, but I still see the same poverty today as I saw when I was there in 1974.

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• TH

  @TheOtherKendrick · 1 year ago

  Great piece. It breaks my heart thinking about how him and his party's greed has held back the Philippines. We could have been on the same level on the world stage as Singapore if not for the short-sightedness and ego of these few self-proclaimed elites. Even more heart-breaking that these lessons have so quickly been forgotten. And an amazing shout out for showing both sides, but I hope we can all agree that he was a despot, and a painful lesson that I hope we can learn from before it's too late again.

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• MI

  @MiguelPaolo-AR · 1 year ago

  People should watch this documentary again. Because history may repeat itself. <br><br>Or maybe it its already happening.

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• AB

  @AbelDevere · 1 year ago

  i was in 2nd year HS, &quot;May Bagong Silang ...&quot; started blaring from radio stations, i thought it is all the right thing but then realization dawn on me, Martial Law was just way to perpetuate in power, 21 years is wrong, unjustifiable - all greed for power!<br><br>My Dad, a military personnel at GHQ, long before sep 21, cautioned my brod and cousin to be cautious of joining student rallies like those of KM and others

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• RU

  @rubiovlogz6556 · 11 months ago

  “Let be bygones be bygones” &nbsp;if so give me back my money!! (And paused a little) then come up with the idea of somehow reprimand for the losses of those who suffered mainly the poor and less fortunate.. politics 101

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• D.

  @d.diggler9936 · 1 year ago

  I was in the Philippines during the last presidential election. It was a very nervous time in the Manila. I got a cab earlier in the day, the driver told me a story on how his elders were tortured and murdered by the military during the Marcos regime. Most of them didn’t even have a political opinion. Everybody that was for Marcos kept repeating “forgive and forget.”

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• MA

  @MariaLacsamana-ik3in · 1 year ago

  My 1 n only wish fof my motherland is to see it peaceful, democratic n righteous fof each n every Filipino citizen god bless us all n our beloved country ♥️ ❤️ 🙏 💖 💕 💙 ♥️

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• TH

  @thevalet2011 · 11 months ago

  Im sad that this documentary censored many parts of the brutality of the dicatuorship

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• JI

  @jixyana2145 · 11 months ago

  I have several family members suffered during Martial Law. People from the north mostly praise Marcos while central and south part of the Philippines experienced horrors. These testimonies pretty much true

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• IN

  @indian2003 · 1 year ago

  Not forgetting that America welcomed him with the state bank of the Philipinnes. Stolen money was good money for America.

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• JI

  @jixyana2145 · 11 months ago (edited)

  Well, u sit in power for 20yrs &nbsp;for sure you&apos;ll be able to build more than the others who were or are allowed to sit only 1 term, 6yrs. 🤦🤦🤦 Come one!<br>20yrs &gt; 6yrs

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• GA

  @gastfaremis1136 · 1 year ago

  This documentaries are great

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