In 1977 Archimedes Trajano in an open forum asked Imee Marcos "Must the Kabataang Barangay be headed by the President's daughter?" who was already 21 & over aged for the KB. He was dragged out by Imee's bodyguards & 2 days later his tortured dead body found lying on the street.😭
Link to The Martial Law Chronicles: REMEMBERING ARCHIMEDES TRAJANO
In Feb. 24, 1999 BongBong Marcos called human rights victims "greedy". He insulted Human Rights victims & said "Basta’t may pag-asang magkapera, nagaaway-away na sila”. In 1995 10,000 HR victims won a landmark class action suit against Marcos in the U.S. & awarded $ 1.966 Billion
Link to ABS-CBN News: Bongbong had direct hand in trying to withdraw $213M from Swiss bank
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The NLEX Harbor Link that connected the Port Area to NLEX & eased the stand still grind in Balintawak was a project under PNoy. Seg. 9 was launched in 2013 & completed in 2015 while Seg. 10 (Skyway Segment)groundbreaking was 2014 & magically became a Du30 BBBproject
In 1981 Imelda Marcos bought herself a NY summer house. A 13.5 acre private hotel & resort called the Lindenmire Estate in Long Island. It has 16 rooms w/ a pool & a glass pool house. Imelda used it to entertain guests but never slept on the Estate. It was sold by the PCGG in1996
Link to The New York Post: Inside a dictator’s lavish Long Island manse
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Under PNoy, the Philippines escaped EU sanctions on Filipino Seafarers due to negative inspection results under Gloria. In 2012, the EU was on the verge of banning Filipino seafarers if not for quick gov't actions. Under Duterte we got a negative UE assessment again
Link to PhilStar: Phl to block EU decision withdrawing certification rights for Pinoy seafarers
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The NAIA Expressway that has eased the once torturous travel to and from NAIA is a PPP project of PNoy. Awarded to San Miguel Corp in April 2013 w/ groundbreaking on July2013, it partially opened in Dec2016 and fully opened June2017 & credit grabbed as a BBB of Du30
Link to Rappler: San Miguel wins NAIA Expressway project
In 1982 Imelda Marcos bought the former home of Charlie Chaplin in Beverly Hills using Hollywood actor George Hamilton. The money came from crony Antonio Floirendo Sr. who admitted funneling it for Imelda. It was paper sold to crony Adnan Khashoggi who forfeited it to the PCGG🐊
Link to The Los Angeles Times: An Actor’s Close Ties to Marcos : The Philippine government’s quest for missing funds leads to George Hamilton’s former doorstep in Beverly Hills.