Word: malacafian
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...himself a mixture of Ilokano and Tagalog, which refers to the dialects his parents speak. He is a table-thumping, toe-tromping activist who would rather hip-shoot a gun at bottles tossed into Manila Bay than put away one of Quirino's famed two-hour breakfasts at Malacafian Palace, with pancakes, papaya and fried lapu-lapu (a choice fish). He lacks the usual Filipino impulse for orotund oratory, fancy dress and luxurious living. Every month he turns over his 1,000-peso ($500) salary to his pretty, shy wife, Luz. In his five years in politics...
...national political temper portended a roisterous day of balloting. On Luzon, cub planes buzzed in the skies, looking for suspicious gatherings. Jeeps loaded with soldiers patrolled the rutted roads. Elderly, cautious President Sergio Osmena remained secluded in Manila's sprawling white Malacafian Palace. An armed guard surrounded the hideout of the opposing candidate-flamboyant, fiery Manuel Roxas y Acuna...
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