<?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, 10 Apr 2026 15:14:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@travelwarning/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[Corruption in the Philippines]  Imelda Marcos The Rise and Fall of One of the Worlds Most Powerful Women #10/212]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her reputation as an accomplished political arm of Marcos during the campaign was well deserved, and the President-elect conceded that she was responsible for a million votes, the margin that made him]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@travelwarning/corruption-in-the-philippines-imelda-marcos-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women-10-212</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@travelwarning/corruption-in-the-philippines-imelda-marcos-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women-10-212</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelwarning]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:01:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Corruption in the Philippines]  Imelda Marcos The Rise and Fall of One of the Worlds Most Powerful Women #9/212]]></title><description><![CDATA[To the public at large, and at a safe distance, she did exude the confidence and poise of an heiress. 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He was the former rector of the Divine Word University in Leyte, where Imelda had been a student and where her]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/romualdez/@travelwarning/corruption-in-the-philippines-imelda-marcos-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women-4-212</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/romualdez/@travelwarning/corruption-in-the-philippines-imelda-marcos-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women-4-212</guid><category><![CDATA[romualdez]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelwarning]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 12:07:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Corruption in the Philippines]  Imelda Marcos The Rise and Fall of One of the Worlds Most Powerful Women #3/212]]></title><description><![CDATA[margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt} .sc {font-size: 80%} font-size: 120%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0; margin-left: +0;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@travelwarning/corruption-in-the-philippines-imelda-marcos-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women-3-212</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@travelwarning/corruption-in-the-philippines-imelda-marcos-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women-3-212</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelwarning]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:07:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Corruption in the Philippines]  Imelda Marcos The Rise and Fall of One of the Worlds Most Powerful Women #2/212]]></title><description><![CDATA[text-indent: 0; text-align: center} .right {text-indent: 0; text-align: right} Among the chapters relevant to my objective were the following: Chapter Four, “The Book”; Chapter Five, “The Richest Woman]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/richest/@travelwarning/corruption-in-the-philippines-imelda-marcos-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women-2-212</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/richest/@travelwarning/corruption-in-the-philippines-imelda-marcos-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women-2-212</guid><category><![CDATA[richest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelwarning]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 03:06:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Corruption in the Philippines]  Imelda Marcos The Rise and Fall of One of the Worlds Most Powerful Women #1/212]]></title><description><![CDATA[PROLOGUE The Chink in the Image IN THE EARLY MORNING of December 30, 1965, a few hundred Filipinos milled around the suburban residence of President-elect Ferdinand E. Marcos. They came in all manner of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@travelwarning/corruption-in-the-philippines-imelda-marcos-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women-1-212-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@travelwarning/corruption-in-the-philippines-imelda-marcos-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women-1-212-1</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelwarning]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:15:27 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>