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...Tolentino, a dissident member of the K.B.L., puts it, "has always looked at political contests in a military way." Only three weeks ago, Marcos denied firmly that he was contemplating any sudden election move. Many observers attribute his change of heart to pressure from the U.S. Said Marcos' wife Imelda on the eve of her return to Manila from a three-week trip to New York, Rome, Moscow and Tokyo: "I cannot understand why the U.S. is bullying and trying to isolate the President...
...base agreements. Marcos is reported to be suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus, a degenerative tissue disease that often affects the kidneys. This makes his choice of a vice-presidential running mate all the more important. Many Filipinos are convinced that Marcos is plotting to be succeeded by his wife Imelda, 56, even though both have issued denials. Another possibility is that his running mate would be José Rono, the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Government...
...President and his party remained at odds on the question of choosing a candidate for the vice presidency, an office that has been vacant since 1973. One possibility: First Lady Imelda Marcos. Although the President told NBC Nightly News last week that his wife is "definitely not" a candidate, he announced at week's end that he would have a running mate. Insiders say that Imelda is still pressing to run. Noted Opposition Assemblyman Homobono Adaza: "She's probably the most visible noncandidate around...
Shortly after President Marcos left the party caucus that ratified his call for elections, his wife Imelda, 56, appeared in the corridors of Malacañang Palace. Smiling and greeting the delegates, Mrs. Marcos whispered to one visitor, "I leave it up to you to take care of the President and to deliver the votes." The reply: "We will give the opposition zero, ma'am." Imelda broke into laughter. "But you will make the foreign press angry. That's one thing the Western mind will never believe and understand...
...appropriate costume?he'll wear Spanish-colonial garb for a walk around the old quarter of Intramuros, but don lurid bell bottoms for a tour of the 1970s Cultural Center of the Philippines?Celdran offers up rich narratives that are by turns gossipy (his account of Imelda Marcos' rise and fall is hilarious) and compelling (the description of a bombed-out Manila, at the end of World War II, is unforgettable). They're also filled with the kind of insight that only a native raconteur can provide?Celdran is Manila-born, and with his Spanish, Chinese and American ancestry, represents...