Ferdinand Marcos

He spoke before the Japanese parliament.

He met with Kenya's President Kenyatta, Israel's Golda Meir, Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines, and many, many other presidents, prime ministers, and kings.

As God opened doors to meet some of the most powerful and influential leaders of his time, Mr. Armstrong filled a unique role.

His portfolio was not political.

through their Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center or CICC who are responsible for the short ban on Discord.

So, this is an important issue because there have been Many Filipinos who are not quite well informed about this crisis, I would say it's a crisis because it is very revealing of the reckless incompetence of the Philippine government in general and the Marcos administration in particular.

Gross negligence, gross incompetence that warrants heads being rolled for disrupting the lives not only of 15,000 online employees, myself included, but also of every Filipino's freedom of employment, self-expression, and political determination.

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Do your research.

And remember, the next time you shut down social media for any reason, legitimate or otherwise, Even if it will not be the same as the much, much, much smaller country of Nepal, it will still happen.

Remember Ferdinand Marcos Sr., the father of the current president, Bongbong Marcos.

faced one of his early challenges before the declaration of martial law.

So he really does look like granddad walking around the streets.

And then, of course, he gets the summons to the Imperial Palace of the president, who is Ferdinand Marcos's son, Bongbong.

Stay with me.

And why does he get the invitation? Because it turns out that Bongbong is a complete aficionado on all things Monty Python.

The Philippines is no walk in the park.

It's been through some very dark times.

I did have to start looking up how the... disgraced President Marcos, Ferdinand Marcos, who got deposed and all the rest of it, how his son is now back in the family home.

People love dynasties.

No, dude.

Ferdinand Marcos' wife?

Look, there was a Philippines first lady that people mourned 'cause she was...

I don't know, she served cunt for something.

What have I been guilty of to apologize about? President-elect Bongbong Marcus Jr.

to Philippine citizens who decried the dictatorship of his father, former President Ferdinand Marcos.

Standing at a distance gives the position of observer, meaning if I get closer to the glass, you can see the breath that blurs my face.

My iPhone screen blinds the dark room, illuminated now by tagless speaking tweets to your grandeur.

Say, not to judge by the factor of descent.

Say that there's nothing I can do to change what my father did, how people no longer ask about martial law.

You point instead to the golden age.

Reinvent history in the name of unity.

It could have been very different.

But here we are, 2026 Justice Carpio, and a certain Ferdinand Marcos is saying he wants the fight against corruption to be his legacy.

How do you feel about that? We're both Ilocans, by the way.

I feel weird with Ferdinand Marcos saying that.

But in fairness to the guy, At least he admitted there's a problem.

At least the glass is moving.

The centennial restoration of the Statue of Liberty was celebrated over the Fourth of July weekend, marking 100 years since the statue's dedication.

The People Power Revolution in the Philippines forced longtime president Ferdinand Marcos from power, and brought Corazon Aquino into office.

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