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Ferdinand Marcos

SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
9/25/2022

The Forgotten Violence of the US-Philippines Relationship

by Adrian De Leon

By declaring a relationship of "friends, partners, and allies" between the United States and the Philippines, and embracing the regime of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., the United States concealed its violent conquest of the islands and its ongoing support for authoritarian rule there.

SOURCE: Washington Post
4/12/2022

New Generation Whitewashes History of Marcos Dictatorship in Philippines

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. is at the brink of winning the presidency in the Philippines, partly because of social media campaigns denying the atrocities committed by his father's regime.