Word: eleuteria
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...name, Philippine politicos seemed rapidly sloughing off the uncomfortable standards of honesty that Magsaysay had brought to Philippine political life. Within weeks of his death, President Garcia had eased Magsaysay's dedicated young men out of the administration. It was not always done with subtlety. Minister of Labor Eleuteria Adevoso found that his salary had been cut out of the annual appropriation by the Nacionalista-controlled Congress; when he resigned, the Congress restored the appropriation for his successor. Soon there was cynical talk of politicians once again dabbling in black-market deals, of the old squeeze put on Chinese...
| 1 |