<?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 09:06:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@tyrant.marcos/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Fighting from a Distance How Filipino Exiles Helped Topple a Dictator #9/70]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHAPTER 5Martial Law and BeyondHow the Dictator Usurped PowerAt his inaugural address as the sixth president of the Philippine Republic on December 30, 1965, at Luneta Park in Manila, Ferdinand Marcos]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philippine/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-9-70</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philippine/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-9-70</guid><category><![CDATA[philippine]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tyrant.marcos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:50:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Fighting from a Distance How Filipino Exiles Helped Topple a Dictator #8/70]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is perhaps not surprising given the economic situation of this Western group and their historical tradition of political activism (this group was integral in the formation of the early California]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-8-70</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-8-70</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tyrant.marcos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:30:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Fighting from a Distance How Filipino Exiles Helped Topple a Dictator #7/70]]></title><description><![CDATA[During this period, more immigrants came from the Philippines than from any other country except Mexico. They constituted the largest among the Asian groups, more numerous than the Chinese and the Japanese.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/immigrants/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-7-70</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/immigrants/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-7-70</guid><category><![CDATA[immigrants]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tyrant.marcos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:51:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Fighting from a Distance How Filipino Exiles Helped Topple a Dictator #6/70]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHAPTER 4The Big DivideDifferences Hindering UnityCensus studies of Filipino immigration to the U.S. usually describe three “waves” or influxes of arrivals, evoking an image of a relentless, unstoppable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filipinos/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-6-70</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filipinos/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-6-70</guid><category><![CDATA[filipinos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tyrant.marcos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Fighting from a Distance How Filipino Exiles Helped Topple a Dictator #5/70]]></title><description><![CDATA[10Holding Geny in a military prison cell in Manila was one way that Marcos kept Lopez at bay. Yet even after Geny escaped to the United States in 1977 (as will be described later), Marcos still feared]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-5-70</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-5-70</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tyrant.marcos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:09:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Fighting from a Distance How Filipino Exiles Helped Topple a Dictator #4/70]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Cancellation of passports, revocation of visas, even extradition are…childish threats…ignore them because they are idle.”6He reminded his audience that the United States was a signatory to a United Nations]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/extradition/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-4-70</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/extradition/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-4-70</guid><category><![CDATA[extradition]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tyrant.marcos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:06:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Fighting from a Distance How Filipino Exiles Helped Topple a Dictator #3/70]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHAPTER 3Into the Land of the FearfulDread and ApathyMuch of the print coverage of the U.S.-based anti-Marcos groups tended to spotlight prominent exile figures. 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But the truth is far more human — and far more complicated. Most people want a cleaner, more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindanao/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-1-493-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindanao/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-1-493-1</guid><category><![CDATA[mindanao]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tyrant.marcos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 12:39:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Why This Blog Matters? - Remembering, Revealing, and Resisting]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world overflowing with information, it’s easy for crucial parts of our history to be forgotten, simplified, or drowned out by noise. Stories of corruption, repression, and resistance in the Philippines]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/arrest/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-2-493-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/arrest/@tyrant.marcos/philippine-corruption-fighting-from-a-distance-how-filipino-exiles-helped-topple-a-dictator-2-493-2</guid><category><![CDATA[arrest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tyrant.marcos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:43:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption] Blog Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to my blog — a space dedicated to uncovering the often-hidden stories behind Philippine corruption, resistance, and the long struggle for genuine democracy. 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