by CHE DE LOS REYES
She was, of course, eventually allowed to return to the Philippines, along with her children, grandchildren, and her dead husband. But for the last several years, it seemed Tita Meldy was all done with politics. In fact, she has been more known as the lola of commercial and ramp model Borgy Manotoc (she could have also been Lady Gaga’s grandmother in a previous life).
Then again, in this country where people are generally resigned to accept the absurd, the bizarre can become reality. In the last May elections, three Marcoses were voted into public office: Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. into the Senate, Imelda ‘Imee’ Marcos into the Governor’s Office of Ilocos Norte, and Imelda ‘Meldy’ Marcos into the House of Representatives.
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