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You Won't See Me: When the Beatles Ghosted Imelda

By David Guerrero
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By David Guerrero
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The Beatles, on what would be their final world tour, arrived in a country unlike any other.

In the mid-1960s, the Philippines hosted America’s largest military bases in the region while the Vietnam War was escalating. The Marcoses were photogenic and, on the surface at least, presented as poster children for democracy; Life magazine even dubbed Ferdinand and Imelda the “Jackie and JFK” of Asia. The Beatles’ management saw the tour as a lucrative opportunity to open new markets.

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