<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:50:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Diary of a Dictator -- Ferdinand Imelda The Last Days of Camelot #9/234]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reporters desperate for a hint of interesting copy clustered around Aquino who, as usual, obliged. The senator regaled them with lively criticisms of the president. Laughter echoed through the near-empty]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-9-234</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-9-234</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevel.asia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:02:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Diary of a Dictator -- Ferdinand Imelda The Last Days of Camelot #8/234]]></title><description><![CDATA[The First Lady often was unhappy with the river so near to her open veranda. Too often it had an unpleasant urban-industrial bouquet. Sometimes it had the stench of an open sewer. This night the Pasig]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-8-234</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-8-234</guid><category><![CDATA[manila]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevel.asia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:06:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Diary of a Dictator -- Ferdinand Imelda The Last Days of Camelot #7/234]]></title><description><![CDATA[The young Harvard-trained attorney moved immediately into the cabinet. Always Enrile was particularly solicitous for the president’s safety, whispering warnings when he detected the slightest hints of]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-7-234</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-7-234</guid><category><![CDATA[enrile]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevel.asia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:09:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Diary of a Dictator -- Ferdinand Imelda The Last Days of Camelot #6/234]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regular Marcos column in the Expresscame from all the hours Tibo spent at the president’s side. Tibo’s extraordinary palace access made him privy to many high-level secrets.“Sir — ?” Another apprehensive]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-6-234</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-6-234</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevel.asia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:43:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Diary of a Dictator -- Ferdinand Imelda The Last Days of Camelot #5/234]]></title><description><![CDATA[PROLOGUEFriday, September 22, 1972The day began with bomb threats against children. Manila schools were closed. After weeks of nerve-jangling rumors of coups and terror attacks, the entire city was on]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-5-234</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-5-234</guid><category><![CDATA[manila]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevel.asia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:24:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Diary of a Dictator -- Ferdinand Imelda The Last Days of Camelot #4/234]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, throughout the diary Marcos lies to himself. All the same, it provides an extraordinary view of history and a rarely witnessed event: the advent of a dictatorship. Despite pages filled with calculated]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-4-234</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-4-234</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevel.asia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 22:11:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Diary of a Dictator -- Ferdinand Imelda The Last Days of Camelot #3/234]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Diary: An IntroductionIn the regal isolation of Malacanang Palace, Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos had visions of grandeur. He imagined a place for himself alongside the world’s great figures.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-3-234</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-3-234</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevel.asia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:31:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Diary of a Dictator -- Ferdinand Imelda The Last Days of Camelot #2/234]]></title><description><![CDATA[display: block; text-indent: 34px; margin: 0 } .calibre1 { display: block } font-weight: bold } .calibre { display: block; font-size: 1em; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; text-align: justify; margin:]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-2-234</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-2-234</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevel.asia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 23:49:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Diary of a Dictator -- Ferdinand Imelda The Last Days of Camelot #1/234]]></title><description><![CDATA[display: block; text-indent: 1px; margin: 8px 0 0 } .calibre_9 { color: #000; font-family: Times New Roman } color: #000; font-family: Times New Roman } .calibre_10 { color: #00F } display: block; margin:]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-1-234</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-1-234</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevel.asia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 02:59:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[About my blog: Diary of a Dictator: Ferdinand & Imelda]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the opulent isolation of Malacañang Palace, where the weight of power could often be felt in the very walls, Ferdinand E. Marcos imagined himself not just as a leader, but as a figure whose name would]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-1-235-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@trevel.asia/philippine-corruption-diary-of-a-dictator-ferdinand-imelda-the-last-days-of-camelot-1-235-1</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevel.asia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 02:00:42 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>