Imelda Marcos, the president's flamboyant widow, tried to run for the presidency this year.
Imelda Marcos, the well-shod wife of a former Filipino strongman, attributed her seemingly ill-gotten wealth to it.
The institutions in which Mr Aquino puts his faith have brought dozens of cases against Imelda Marcos.
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Her mother, Carmen Navarro Pedrosa, wrote the tell-all Untold Story of Imelda Marcos.
Now, on the face of it, this is a bit like asking Imelda Marcos whether she has a passing interest in footwear.
Imelda Marcos: a name synonymous with wealth, greed and excess.
The two women share the same shoe size, but this only adds to the friction: Rose has a collection that Imelda Marcos would envy, and Maggie likes helping herself.
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Only when individuals become paying customers and shop around for their own coverage will they stop acting like Imelda Marcos in a shoe store: Buy all you want, price no object.
Widows' politics is especially eye-catching in the Philippines because of the personalities involved: the redoubtable Mrs Aquino and the well-heeled, indeed well-shod, Imelda Marcos, whose husband was the dictator Mrs Aquino deposed.
Here Lies Love contains a lot of glittery pop songs to reflect Marcos' glittery life, including "Dancing Together, " sung by Sharon Jones, as Imelda Marcos discovers the heady world beyond the Philippines.
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The Marcos family, meanwhile, had returned from exile in 1990s and again wields influence: former first lady Imelda Marcos as a lawmaker, son Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos a senator, daughter Imee a provincial governor.
On the other hand, ex-Talking Head singer Byrne and Fatboy Slim teamed up downtown to create "Here Lies Love, " a well-received musical about the life of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines.
He collaborated with English DJ and beat architect Fatboy Slim on 22 songs that look at the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos, as well as the tragic journey of her childhood maid, Estrella Cumpos.
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And among those who have gone is Imelda Marcos, widow of the dictator, who withdrew in what looks like a desperate attempt to win a presidential pardon from the victor for the corruption of which she has been convicted.
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Indeed, Mr Poe took time off to lay a wreath at the feet of Marcos's embalmed body, in the presence of Imelda, Marcos's well-shod widow.
Byrne went on to create a two-disc song cycle, with a DVD containing several music videos featuring footage of Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos.
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Also present was former defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile, who helped drive Imelda and president Ferdinand Marcos into exile in the 1986 People Power uprising and who is now helping her get back some of the family assets.
Virtually unchallenged, Marcos awarded his wife, Imelda, the position of governor of the newly formed Metropolitan Manila.
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