Imeldific!

Imeldific, is a jargon that sums up what the majority thinks of the lifestyle Madame Imelda Romualdez Marcos has. Imeldific means extravagant, too luxurious, and flamboyant, which is the polar opposite of the kind of lives Filipinos have during the reign of the Marcoses. It is ironic how Imelda thinks of beauty as being natural and effortless when she has thousands of shoes, dresses, and jewelries. She even admits that she takes hours to fix herself when she will be going out to the public. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have any problem with having many shoes, dresses, and jewelries per se but when you are the first lady of nation that is poor, hungry, and oppressed, would you have the guts to host ostentatious parties and events that use up large amounts of the money of the nation rather than investing it on food, education, shelter and other basic needs of the people?

The united efforts of the people in the EDSA revolution ended the reign of the Marcoses. But again, today, the son and daughter of the Marcoses are now in the government. It is as if Filipinos forgot everything that happened. Maybe it’s because Filipinos forgive and forget easily or are we just too fascinated with the life of the Marcoses that we just can’t help but idolize them. During the campaign of Ferdinand Marcos as president, Imelda Marcos used her charm to woo the masses. The couple also used their love team as a campaign. These are what Filipinos buy. We love drama. I hope that as a nation, we will really think and analyze the leaders of our country. Before we vote, we reflect because the future that we want is essentially in our hands.