Tag Archives: Marcos

The FOB Show

Whoa, there’s only a few days left for the showing of Bindlestiff Studio‘s multi-genre production The FOB Show in San Francisco. It’s ill-timed though, falling on the same week as the last week for filing taxes. I better…  Read more

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Imelda Musical

David Byrne presents Here Lies Love – A Song Cycle, a musical about “the life of Imelda Marcos, co-ruler of the Philippines in the 70s and 80s, as well as the life of Estrella Cumpas, the woman who raised…  Read more

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People Power and Reagan

I give props to Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) for ending the Cold War but I’d like to think the Filipino people helped inspire the world to fight oppressive regimes in the 1980s. The People Power Revolution that followed Ninoy Aquino’s…  Read more

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Rediscovery of a Pinoy Web Classic

I was delighted to come across The Wily Filipino, formerly Tamad!, home of the classic “The Wit and Wisdom of Imelda Marcos”. I was introduced to Benito M. Vergara, Jr.‘s site a few years back through Ken…  Read more

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