Nostalgic for Marcos the elder

ON Wednesday, April 24, a motley group of Filipino citizens issued a manifesto expressing their vehement opposition to a war in Asia that could arise from the anti-China military coalition among the United States, Japan and the Philippines. I was among those asked to endorse the manifesto, and I was happy to endorse it. At my age, (I am 84), I have no high expectations of surviving an Asian war, should one break out; neither do I see myself joining any anti-war protest marches in the days ahead. But I thought it’s a grave moral duty to our countrymen, especially…