Louis van Gaal is notoriously a strict taskmaster, keeping his players in check with his precise methods both on and off the pitch – and nowhere is this more evident than during his time at Manchester United. Marcos Rojo spent seven years at Old Trafford, Van Gaal signing the defender …
Read More »Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sworn in as Philippines’ new President
Marcos Jr., known as “Bongbong” in the Philippines, won a landslide in May 9 elections on a platform of national unity and a promise of more jobs, lower prices and more investment in agriculture and infrastructure. But critics say his rise to power was the culmination of a decades-long attempt …
Read More »Opinion: Many Filipinos might not recall the frightening rule of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos — but I do
Even if most Filipinos alive today don’t remember what those days were like — half of the country’s population was under 8 years old when the Marcos parents were ousted — I certainly do. They were days of wine and roses and an all but unprecedented kleptocracy — many of …
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