One Flew Over Imelda's Nest

Dennis Betito Jr.
2013-14724

Imelda Marcos is a well-known figure until this day. She represents Ilocos Norte in Congress these days, but there is more than meets the eye to her.

She rose to stardom when she joined the beauty pageant "Miss Manila". Then known as Imelda Romualdez, she placed second, but was still entitled "Muse of Manila" after contesting the results. Before being married to Ferdinand Marcos, she actually dated Ninoy Aquino, the would-be rival of Marcos.

Imelda's ego would grow with the power that his husband would accrue. Some even call the Marcos dictatorship a two-headed one, with Imelda wielding as much power as the President. During the Martial Law era, she would hold positions in government and travel the world, consolidating power and acquiring funds from the Philippine treasury. She would also serve as the President's representative to nourish ties with different international political figures, such as Gaddafi, Hussein, Castro, and Nixon.

There was also the debacle of the construction of the CCP, when an accident during construction occurred and it was reported that some workers died, but the First Lady still told the workers to continue the construction to reach the due date. There are many more scandals the Imelda is in the middle of.

Now that she's a representative of Ilocos Norte, her ego has appeared to bloat even more. She believes she is a philosopher, a responsible citizen, and, worst of all, innocent of the atrocious crimes they committed during the martial law era. Let's hope nobody like her gets elected in the future. What a waste of a seat in Congress.