Is President Ferdinand Marcos in control of his government? That question has dominated conversation in Manila since Nov. 14, when Marcos went into virtual seclusion. Speculation had him suffering from a number of illnesses, ranging from a degenerative kidney ailment to heart disease. Rumors swept the capital that the President had undergone major surgery, that he was dying or that he was dead.
Marcos himself brought a temporary halt to the rumors late last week when he appeared at a 1¾-hour Cabinet meeting in his study at Malacanang Palace. In a variation...
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