#NeverAgain
\nThese marcos zombies need to be identified and shamed.<\/p>\n
Political roots intact
\nThe 1986 People Power Revolution did chop down the Marcos political tree. But its intricate roots that spread far and wide across the state bureaucracy and Philippine society remained intact. All the Marcoses had to do was nurture the roots and wait for the tree to grow back.
\nIn 1998, by Imee Marcos\u2019 own reckoning, \u201cwe waited 12 years to be on the right side of the fence.\u201d Right side meant a political alliance with then victorious President-elect Joseph Estrada, velvet seats in Congress for Imee and her mother, and a governorship for Bongbong.
\nAn ecstatic Imee spilled the family\u2019s secret to success: \u201cMany professionals were appointed by my father. So you have this immense bedrock of Marcos appointees who keep moving up.\u201d
\nLike secret stay-behind units, this vast army of professionals scattered in all sectors of society have defended the Marcoses and helped erase the dark legacy of their regime.
\nvia The Marcoses never really left home | Inquirer Opinion<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"#NeverAgain These marcos zombies need to be identified and shamed. Political roots intact The 1986 People Power Revolution did chop down the Marcos political tree. But its intricate roots that spread far and wide across the state bureaucracy and Philippine society remained intact. All the Marcoses had to do was nurture the roots and wait … <\/p>\n