The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos

This book reports on the best laid plans that paved the way to the Philippines' dark history: the imposition of martial law in 1972 and the schemes that built and held its infrastructure. Drawing data from his work as Marcos's media adviser before his defection in 1975, Primitivo Mijares exposes the massive corruption and military abuses under the regime, which has left the nation in ruins. Forty years after its first publication, the book, in this revised and annotated edition, reminds Filipinos of their past that remains a present threat. Contents Foreword by Rene Saguisag Preface by Joseph Christopher "JC" Mijares Gurango Acknowledgment Introduction Chapter 1: A Summer Night in Washington, D.C. Chapter 2: “Manila-Gate” Chapter 3: Twilight of Democracy Chapter 4: A Dark Age Begins Chapter 5: Infrastructure of Martial Law Chapter 6: The Other Villains Chapter 7: The Reign of Greed Chapter 8: The Unholy Trinity Chapter 9: Too Late the Hero Chapter 10: The Loves of Marcos Chapter 11: Philippine “Gulag”: A Paralysis of Fear Chapter 12: The Era of Thought Control Chapter 13: American Tax Dollar Abets R.P. Repression Chapter 14: International Protection Racket Chapter 15: Spineless Judiciary Legitimizes a Pretender Chapter 16: Plans in Perpetuity Chapter 17: Whither Marcos? Afterword: An Interview with Priscilla Mijares