Marcos Makes Mark on Foreign Policy in Push for Closer U.S.-Philippines Ties - The New York Times
If he makes a mean gumbo, can he be all bad? This reminds me of the coverage of Gamal Mubarak and Basshar Al-Assad (and Seif Qadhafi and many others) in the 2000s.
Until last year, it was never clear where Mr. Marcos personally stood on the United States, given his family’s history. But by inclination and background, he has demonstrated that he is pro-Western in his leanings. He went to Oxford University in England. He enjoys watching Formula 1 and loves rock music, particularly Eric Clapton and the Beatles. He also loves cooking for his family and makes a mean gumbo, according to Matthew Marcos Manotoc, Mr. Marcos’s nephew and the governor of Ilocos Norte, the stronghold of the Marcos family.