What Happened to the Billions That Former President Marcos Stole From the Philippines| The Big Steal

Former president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, came into power on the back of a populist campaign that promised to, among other things, make the country great again.

He made close ties with the military, declared martial law in 1972, and was accused of countless human rights abuses. Marcos also began to siphon money out of state coffers while enriching his closest friends and allies at the same time.

In this first episode of Big Steal, we learn how the former president, became one of the richest, and most corrupt men, in Southeast Asia, until it all came crashing down.

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[psychomusician]

As a Filipino, i cannot with the comment section. Some of my countrymen can’t discern fact from fiction. And for a proudly catholic nation, some people’s moral compass are way off to Pluto

[okshutuppp]

the amount of people still on his side shows how in denial a whole lot of the country is

[Mashruumm]

The more I learn about history, I keep learning that we don't learn from history, we keep doing and doing the mistakes in the past.

[romeoquijencio]

THE YELLOW FISH 🐠 IS NOW SO DESPERATE TO TAKE DOWN THE MARCOSES, , , HISTORY HAD ALREADY JUDGED MARCOS, , , "HE IS THE HERO !, , ,

[johnsese]

"When corruption is this pervasive, ultimately it undermines any hopes of prosperity in the developing world."

[blackboxrep]

Wow! I feel sorry for my countrymen to think that Marcos brought in the golden age of prosperity. Fools

[johnphilipbandala]

I'm 18 years old, at para malaman nyo(mga naninira) pumila ako ng mahaba at nagkaroon ng pake para magparehistro upang mapabilang ang aking boto para sa mga tatakbong Marcos kahit anong posisyon man.

[IshoLampaYTC]

You're repeating lies.. Brain washing. Hindi nyo na maloloko mga tao sa mga paninira nyo sa mga Marcoses

[Guest]

THERE WAS NO $10B BACK THEN, WHERE DID THE PHILIPPINES GET THAT AMOUNT

[fanyong]

History will be repeated. The people will never learn?

[CHRISTOPHER-bmwo]

alam niyo ba na ang ina ni atom araulio ay isang NPA noon panahon ni President Ferdinand marcos at nakulong, kaya nagdada ngayon yan🤣🤣

[cheez]

For my fellow Filipinos, maging wais tayo! It's so pathetic that after so many decades, we're still having a hard time swallowing the truth that's right in front of us. Remember that our history is not here so it could satisfy our desire to have a perfect image of heroism. Pare-pareho lang tayong biktima kung hindi natin kikilalanin ang katotohanan. Laban PH!🌸

[nizcerro]

Who else would be fooled by these kinds of documentaries ?? This is another obvious ploy of the opposing party. 🤨🤨

[walterhufana]

Baka sabihin mo troll ang mga nagdislike ha? Hoy Atom pareho tayong graduate ng UP and you cannot fool me

[fionadeleon]

Leni Robredo, one of the active filipinos who fought against the Marcos regime is now running for President in the philippines against Marcos Sr. son, Ferdinand "Bong bong" Marcos Jr. We only have a few days left. Please vote wisely. Please. We don't want to suffer again. Let's do this for our fellow filipinos.

[gigidaily]

Haha BBM stans will say Vice Asia is delawan

[alwise]

Atom is a student leader and activist at UP Diliman. He was member of the League of Filipino Students (LFS). Dr. Carol Pagaduan Araullo, his mother is UP cum laude graduate, and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) chairperson . While Dr. Araullo was UP Student Council vice chairman and an activist imprisoned for opposing martial law, Atom was also a UP activist leader in protest rallies and was once briefly detained at the Pasay City Police District station.

[Nirvezz]

History shows that people in power love nothing more than obedient slaves.

[hanchua]

The farm is working hard! Wag kayo masyado obvious. Pagkamura-mura ng prinsipyo niyo. Nakakasuka.

[bingblessamerica]

I’m sure this comments section will be full of good faith arguments properly citing their sources