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...circ. 100,000), and a candidate for mayor. "They have spent a lot of money on imported luxuries." Escobar, for example, is said to have imported gold-plated bathroom fittings for a penthouse he frequently used. His wife had more shoes in her closet, according to local lore, than Imelda Marcos. The penthouse was abandoned by the Escobars last January, after a car bomb blew the side off the six-story apartment building and wrecked neighboring houses...
...unfulfilled hopes of the revolution, the Aquino aura remains intact. Mira concedes that nothing has changed since Aquino came to power. "But Cory is better than Imelda," she says, referring to Marcos' once powerful wife. Last year, Mira recalls, Aquino came to within a five-minute jeepney ride of Happy Land to inspect garbage collection. "Imelda never visited this place...
Holy Cross complies touchdowns the way Imelda Marcos stocks up on shoes. The Cross has a touchdown for every mood and inclination. Need a touchdown with birthday candles? Holy Cross will give it to you. A touchdown for your grandparents' anniversary? Just ask the Crusaders...
...antigovernment messages and served warning on three others. To many skeptical observers, the threatened coup was merely a ruse to justify chilling the media. Said Columnist Maximo Soliven of the Philippine Star: "That's a song we have heard before -- with the lyrics by Marcos and the music by Imelda...
...light of Imelda Marcos' reputation for extravagance, 65 parasols are easy to explain. After all, the sun is hot in Manila. But what did the former Philippine First Lady do with 15 mink coats? These were among the items listed in the government's latest inventory of possessions left behind in Malacanang Palace by the fleeing Marcoses last February. Also listed were 508 floor- length gowns, 888 handbags and 71 pairs of sunglasses. The final tally on Imelda's shoes was 1,060 pairs, less than the 3,000 originally reported. Still, the legend of the shoes lives on. Included...