Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Ferdinand Marcos
Born: September 11, 1917
Died: September 28, 1989 (aged 72)
Bio: Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino politician, who ruled as President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial law from 1972 until 1981.