<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:40:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@corruptions/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #10/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[, we decided for reasons of self interest to divest ourselves of the Philippines before local leaders wanted full independence, under conditions (world depression and looming war) which bid fair to destroy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filipinos/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-10-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filipinos/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-10-163</guid><category><![CDATA[filipinos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:49:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #9/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Filipinos organized a government of their own, wrote their constitution, and established a government with a president, a congress, and a judiciary. While that government already existed in fact,39]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filipinos/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-9-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filipinos/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-9-163</guid><category><![CDATA[filipinos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:49:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #8/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[Racial tensions existed among native Filipinos, called indios; those Spaniards born in the Philippines, called insulares; those Spaniards born in Spain, called peninsulares; and those of mixed races, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filipinos/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-8-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filipinos/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-8-163</guid><category><![CDATA[filipinos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:20:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #7/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[The town (pueblo) therefore was governed by the principalia with the strong influence of the parish priest. Provinces, which are groups of towns or municipalities, were in turn governed by alcaldes-mayores]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colonialism/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-7-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colonialism/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-7-163</guid><category><![CDATA[colonialism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:52:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #6/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although early chronicles allude to slavery, early servitude was more in the nature of service in exchange for gratitude and protection than indentured slavery." Pre-Hispanic Philippine religion was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cebu/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-6-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cebu/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-6-163</guid><category><![CDATA[cebu]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:21:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #5/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[Filipinos "filipinized" Christianity and Islam and blended them with their indigenous rituals and practices.' In towns where were founded "new" churches, such as the Philippine Independent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindanao/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-5-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindanao/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-5-163</guid><category><![CDATA[mindanao]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:47:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #4/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 2A Nation DividedDivide et impera: Divide and conquer. The Philippines stands as "a nation divided against itself: divided between urban and rural, rich and poor, majorities and minorities, privileged]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/luzon/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-4-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/luzon/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-4-163</guid><category><![CDATA[luzon]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:16:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #3/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[display: block; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0%; margin: 3% 0 1em 0%; } .cl-cluster3 { display: block; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; text-indent: 3.2%; margin: 0.8% 0 1em 0%;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mobilizing/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-3-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mobilizing/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-3-163</guid><category><![CDATA[mobilizing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:25:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #2/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[display: block; font-size: 1em; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; margin: 0 5pt; } .calibre1 { display: block; height: 0; visibility: hidden; width: 0; } display: block; line-height: 1.2; text-align:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nationalism/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-2-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nationalism/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-2-163</guid><category><![CDATA[nationalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 07:36:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #2/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marcos's network of supporters wanted benefits, favors, and protection; in turn, Marcos needed their support, so the interests of Marcos and his supporters converged in order to make an authoritarian regime]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/authoritarians/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-2-163-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/authoritarians/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-2-163-2</guid><category><![CDATA[authoritarians]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 02:54:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #1/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction On February 26, 1986, Ferdinand Marcos, the man who ruled the Philippines for almost twenty years, left the presidential palace amidst a throng of people rallying for his removal. A military]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-1-163-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-1-163-1</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:05:09 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>