Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

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March 2024 Imelda Marcos was hospitalized after contracting a suspected case of pneumonia.
November 26 2023 The Broadway production of 'Here Lies Love' closed on November 26, 2023.
July 20 2023 The Broadway transfer of 'Here Lies Love' officially opened on July 20, 2023.
May 7 2023 Imelda Marcos underwent a successful angioplasty at St. Luke's Medical Center – Global City, Taguig.
2022 Actress Ruffa Gutierrez portrayed Imelda Marcos in the film 'Maid in Malacañang.'
June 12 2021 The National Power Corporation activated a P33 million Kalayaan Diesel Power Plant project, installing 300 kilowatt diesel generating sets, a 13.8-kilovolt distribution line, and fuel oil storage tanks to provide continuous power to facilities on Thitu Island.
April 2021 Department of Information and Communications Technology installed free Wi-Fi facilities at Pag-asa Integrated School, Barangay Hall, and other sites on Thitu Island to support distance learning.
2020 Census recorded Kalayaan as the least populated town in the Philippines, with only 193 residents.
August 30 2020 Smart Telecommunications repaired and upgraded its cell site to provide 4G/LTE services on Thitu Island (Pag-asa).
June 12 2020 The Department of Transportation confirmed the completion and operational readiness of a new seaport and sheltered port on Thitu Island.
June 9 2020 The Department of National Defense inaugurated a beaching ramp on Thitu Island (Pag-asa) after three years of construction, enabling better transportation of materials and equipment for infrastructure maintenance.
2018 The Philippine Supreme Court upheld the Appellate Court's decision to overturn the graft conviction of Imelda Marcos.
2018 About P170 billion worth of the Marcos wealth had been recovered by the PCGG, totaling about $3.6 billion out of the estimated $5 billion to $10 billion in ill-gotten wealth.
November 28 2018 On November 28, 2018, the Philippine Supreme Court granted Imelda Marcos's request for a direct appeal, which had initially been denied as premature.
November 16 2018 Imelda Marcos posted bail on November 16, 2018, a week after her conviction, due to her 'ill health'.
November 12 2018 On November 12, 2018, Marcos's attorney filed a 'Motion for Leave of Court to Avail of Post-Conviction Remedies', which included a request for bail.
November 9 2018 The Sandiganbayan convicted Imelda Marcos on seven counts of graft and corruption, which disqualified her from holding any public office.
November 9 2018 On November 9, 2018, Imelda Marcos was convicted on seven counts of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for funneling funds to Swiss foundations during her tenure as governor of Metro Manila in the 1970s.
October 2018 Imelda Marcos filed her certificate of candidacy to run for governor of Ilocos Norte in the 2019 Philippine general election but withdrew a month later following her conviction of graft.
2016 South China Sea Arbitration ruling declared the dash-line used by China and Taiwan as invalid, with 26 governments supporting the ruling.
May 9 2016 Roberto M. del Mundo wins an upset victory in the mayoral election, becoming the current mayor of Kalayaan.
May 9 2016 Imelda Marcos was re-elected for a third and final term in the House of Representatives on May 9, 2016.
February 16 2016 The Philippine government announced the intention to auction three collections of Imelda Marcos's jewelry, appraised at about $21 million.
2015 A rare pink diamond worth $5 million was discovered in Imelda Marcos's jewelry collection.
October 2015 Imelda Marcos faced 10 criminal charges of graft and 25 civil cases in the Philippines.
2014 Vilma Bautista was sentenced to 2–6 years in prison for attempting to sell valuable masterpieces that belonged to the Philippines.
January 13 2014 Three collections of Imelda Marcos's jewelry were seized by the Philippine government, along with paintings by Claude Monet.
2013 Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) caused damage to Imelda Marcos's ancestral home in Tacloban, which also serves as a museum.
October 17 2013 An attempted sale of two Claude Monet paintings became the subject of a legal case in New York against Vilma Bautista, a former aide to Imelda Marcos.
May 14 2013 Imelda Marcos was re-elected to the House of Representatives on May 14, 2013.
2012 Philippine government initiated legal proceedings against China in international court regarding territorial claims.
2012 Imelda Marcos declared her current net worth to be $22 million, according to estimates from The Daily Telegraph.
2012 The Philippine Supreme Court issued a decision declaring the assets of the Marcoses, including the Marcos jewels, to be ill-gotten wealth.
2011 Smart Telecommunications completed a maintenance visit to ensure continued operation of the cell site.
2011 The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division ordered Imelda Marcos to return government funds taken by her and her husband from the National Food Authority.
2010 Actress Dimples Romana Marcos portrayed Imelda in the ABS-CBN episode 'Makinilya,' part of 'The Ninoy & Cory Aquino Story.'
2010 Imelda Marcos ran for the second district of Ilocos Norte in the 2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, succeeding her son Ferdinand Jr. (Bongbong), while also serving as the Millennium Development Goals committee chair.
June 30 2010 Eugenio B. Bito-onon Jr. begins mayoral term, serving until June 30, 2016.

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