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Fidel Ramos

January 2022

The late Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda, during his 1986 election campaign. His graft – estimated at up to US$10 billion – is recognised by Guinness World Records as the “greatest robbery of a government”.

The Bongbong bounce: Marcos Jnr has the Philippines in thrall

He’s the son of an infamous kleptocrat but Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr has a big lead in the race to become the country’s next President.

  • Emma Connors

August 2020

Raul Rosario’s wife, Aniceta, was killed when a Pepsi truck was bombed.

The deadliest marketing disaster in history

Pepsi's "Number Fever" marketing stunt in the Philippines promised consumers a chance to win a million pesos, but an error led to too many winners, lawsuits, riots and deaths.

  • Jeff Maysh

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