[Mark17]

I don’t know where the billions went, but I am pretty sure Marcos didn’t take any of it with him. I am sure he was corrupt, as is everyone, from the Burangay Captain, to the dude illegally selling Diesel fuel on the street. I was in Manila in 2014, 2015, and I will be there next week. Actually, the place looks pretty good, except it is too crowded for me. Every direction I looked, for as far as I could see, there were construction cranes everywhere, so it’s growing well.
As I mentioned, my wife’s family loved Marcos, warts and all. I was not politically astute then, so it’s hard for me to judge. They like Duterte too. He is draining the swamp.

[dsc]

“Every direction I looked, for as far as I could see, there were construction cranes everywhere, so it’s growing well.”

I’m happy for the people, but nostalgic for the Manila I knew.

[morphing libertarian]

I know he had a couple of buildings downtown manhattan and probably swiss or grand cayman money. He lived opulently for a few decades and I believe made some of his friends billionaires. m Unfortunately not my inlaws. My original pout was there was much that Manilla needed that he didn’t seem interested in.