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Word: riverfronts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...weeks since the riots, Marcos-the Philippines' most decorated war hero-has holed up in Malacanang as if it were the Alamo. The charming old Spanish colonial palace has become a fortress. Workmen have welded closed two of its four massive entrance gates. Armed guards patrol the Pasig riverfront; soldiers in combat dress and plainclothesmen, guns bulging under their loose-fitting barong tagalog shirts, are all over the Malacanang's banyan-shaded grounds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines: Marcos Besieged | 2/16/1970 | See Source »

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