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Word: rogaciano (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...they will ask for my arm." After the Enrile firing, however, it was clear that someone would have to go, to meet at least the spirit of the military's demands. At week's end she announced the removal of Natural Resources Minister Ernesto Maceda and Public Works Minister Rogaciano Mercado, whose ministries have been accused of corruption. She praised both men as "stalwarts" of the opposition to Marcos and "real champions of Filipino freedom." But she added that she was "compelled by the national interest" to get rid of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines: First a Firing, Then a Truce | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

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