The Marcos monument: Revisited
Mortals see immortality as life's goal. Ferdinand E. Marcos saw it only as a means. The Marcos Monument is his personal tribute to his pursuit of immortality, legitimacy, and identity. While it is a monument to remember the present-his leap from presidency to monarchy and to god-hood, it is als...
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Animo Repository
1995
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| Summary: | Mortals see immortality as life's goal. Ferdinand E. Marcos saw it only as a means. The Marcos Monument is his personal tribute to his pursuit of immortality, legitimacy, and identity. While it is a monument to remember the present-his leap from presidency to monarchy and to god-hood, it is also a monument built to forget the past-his birth. The coalescing of these aims makes the Marcos Monument a quintessential marker in the history of memory of the Filipinos. |
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