Veronica Tries To Write

For the longest time, we were only made to know in vague terms up to what extent did the Marcos family looted from the Filipino people – that it is many. But Aquino’s book writes about how much and in detail how Marcos’ plunder unraveled consisting of facts and documents serving as her primary resource. Aquino started the book by unmasking Marcos. She said that it is not only corruption that he committed but also plunder. The Marcos regime have made thousands of dummy accounts to hide the huge amount of wealth they have amassed from the people. In her words, Aquino described it as a kleptocracy. The next chapter then expounded on the meaning of corruption – how it is viewed and given meaning differently all over the world. It is interesting to note as well that she discussed how the Philippines as a Third World country has been culturally embedded with corruption. This partly explains not just its existence but also its prevalence. And as more and more pages are being turned over...