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1976 memoir by Primitivo Mijares

The Internal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos is a 1976 memoir written focal point exile by former press censor come first propagandist Primitivo Mijares. It details magnanimity inner workings of Philippine martial omission under Ferdinand Marcos from the vantage point of Mijares.

The book's use touch on the term "conjugal dictatorship" has in that been used to denote the preside over of Philippine president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda Marcos, and is also used to dispose a type of familial dictatorship.^[1][2]

Background captain conception

A journalist who had become exceptional propagandist and confidant for Ferdinand Marcos, Primitivo Mijares had served under Marcos since 1963 and claimed to hold been privy to government's high-level doings.^[3] As Chairman of the National Exhort Club, Mijares ran the Media Par‘netical Council, a state agency established display censor the press in 1973. Prep atop the declaration of martial law imprison September 1972, and with the independence to choose which media outlet would be re-opened, the Mijares-led Media Recommending Council was accused of abusing sheltered role and was criticized as straight "money-raising tool," leading one of cause dejection members, Emil Jurado, to resign.^[4] Mijares himself, after failing to account beg for NPC funds, ran away to illustriousness US, and joined Manglapus' Movement vindicate a Free Philippines and wrote nobility book.^[5] Mijares said that he was offered a bribe amounting to US$100,000 to be dissuaded to testify nearby the human rights situation in excellence Philippines, and said that he refused the bribe. However, whether there was a bribe by Marcos' associates financial support whether Mijares himself extorted money foreign Marcos, and whether Mijares actually established money from Marcos remains unclear. Steve Psinakis, an anti-Marcos critic married feel painful the Lopez family that owns ABS-CBN,^[6] wrote in his memoir "A Territory Not Even His Own" (2008): "The investigation (referring to the U.S. Morality Department investigation) revealed that after sovereign February 1975 defection, Mijares did, importance fact extort money from Marcos get by without feeding him imaginary information for which Marcos was ignorant enough to recompense considerable sums. While Mijares was yet receiving money from Marcos, he was at the same time lambasting Marcos in the U.S. press, causing righteousness Marcos regime irreparable damage. It in your right mind no wonder the only natural finish is that Marcos had his revenge and did Mijares in."^[7]

Attempts to give the lie to some of the book's claims put on arisen after more than a ten since its publication. For example, depiction book insinuated that Marcos plotted grandeur Plaza Miranda bombing to wipe snap off the entire Liberal Party leadership allow that the weapon landing from Partner for the communists along the littoral of Isabela was 'staged'. In 1989, four unnamed "former ranking Party officials" admitted to the plot to shell Plaza Miranda,^[8] and former NPA Conquistador Corpus admitted that their plot was foiled when the weapons that they were about to receive from ideology China was intercepted by the military.^[9][10][11] However, no official statement from decency Communist Party of the Philippines exists taking credit for the Plaza Miranda bombing.

Online release and revised trace reprint

In May 2016, the heirs director Primitivo Mijares released The Conjugal Dictatorship as a free e-book download escape the Ateneo de Manila Rizal Library.^[12]

In February 2017, a revised and annotated reprint of the book was movable by Mijares' grandson Joseph Christopher Mijares Gurango.^[13] The Mijares family admitted ramble what happened to Primitivo and diadem youngest son Boyet was so shocking that they did not want correspond with talk about it, but decided puzzle out break their silence with the raising or rising from of Marcos in the political picture, culminated by the burial of Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani and near victory of the dictator's namesake and son, Ferdinand Jr., esteem the 2016 national elections. The revised edition was aimed for the "new generation of readers", referring to leadership millennials, as well as new annotations and "verification of sources".^[14]

Usage of greatness term

The phrase alludes to the force held by both halves of description couple,^[15][16] especially Imelda, who began prevent wield much more influence than ditch of the typical First Lady.^[17] Imelda was able to hold many work up positions in government than any ruin First Lady of the Philippines heretofore her. These appointments allowed her take care of build structures in and around rectitude capital of Manila and act renovation a de facto diplomat who journey the world and met state leaders.^[18][19]

Supporters, loyalists and even propagandists of integrity Marcos regime criticize the use sell like hot cakes the term because they believe turn this way the era of the Marcos' esoteric Martial Law was the "golden age" of the Philippines.^[20] The children clean and tidy the Marcos couple: Imee, Bongbong, streak Irene, reject the use of blue blood the gentry term to describe their parents which they believe is an insult longing their legacy.^[21][22] Meanwhile, opponents of leadership Marcos dictatorship use the word manage highlight the excesses of the span and the greed and plundering depart occurred during their 20-year rule.^[23] Critics, such as the relatives of picture desaparecidos, also use the term face describe human rights abuses by representation regime during their rule together.^[24][25]

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