Word: crisologo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Much of the bloodshed in the province can really be traced to the political quarrels of two old rivals for the Ilocos congressional seat in Manila. One is the Liberal Party's Floro Crisologo, who served three terms, then lost to his enemy, Nacionalista Congressman Faustino Tobia. "Sure, I give my boys guns," admits Tobia (whose uncle is wanted for murder). "They need them to protect themselves, don't they?" Crisologo is equally frank: "I don't deny it. We kill Tobia's men. But we kill only one to every four or five...
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