Word: mabuhay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most provocative discoveries was a one-page typewritten memo that appeared to be a ledger of 1980 contributions made by a San Francisco-based organization called the Mabuhay Corp. The firm was headed by Leonilo Malabed, a physician and longtime Marcos friend. The document, dated Feb. 15, 1982, lists $50,000 donations to G.O.P. Presidential Hopeful Ronald Reagan, Incumbent President Jimmy Carter and Democratic Senator Alan Cranston of California. The memo was not initialed or signed, and there was no evidence that these contributions, which would have violated federal law, were ever received. All three men vehemently denied ever getting...
Though born a Filipino, Malabed is now an American citizen living in San Francisco and therefore could have contributed to U.S. political coffers without arousing suspicion. According to the documents, the source of Mabuhay's beneficence was Philippine military intelligence. On paper, only a fraction of the corporation's funds went into U.S. campaign coffers. Most of the money bankrolled travel for the Marcos family. In 1981, for example, Imelda Marcos spent $800,000 on "official" visits to Iraq, Kenya, Mexico and the U.S.--all at the expense of the military. Noted Congressman Solarz: "Imelda used the Philippine intelligence budget...