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10th October 2015 #1
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Thank you for your interest and support, Michael .
You don’t have to use or collect stamps to appreciate the wide range of topics and events related to the Philippines in over 4,500 varieties issued since 1854
Ferdinand Marcos ( 1917 - 1989 ) - lawyer and politician - was head of state for two decades until 1986, during which time he established an authoritarian regime criticised for corruption and suppression of democratic processes, despite making progress in agriculture, industry and education in his first term. He and his wife Imelda are certainly among the better known Filipinos outside the country.
Senator Marcos was inaugurated as the 10th President of the Philippines on December 30, 1965 at the Quirino Grandstand, Luneta, Manila. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Cesar Bengzon.
Commemorative stamps were issued the following June :-
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11th October 2015 #2
Once again, Alan ... we'd like to express our collective gratitude to you for taking the time to share your knowledge of a truly interesting and informative topic!
Tbh, though ... I often feel [too] many people in the Philippines have a somewhat misguided tendency to look back rather unfairly on the Marcos regime ... when, in fact, that the nation's economy was probably at its most progressive during his era.
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