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I can't say, unfortunately; I would assume mildly anti-Marcos (my dad came over during the Marcos admin, the Marcos regime forced his dad to give up his guns, my dad was also Duterte-critical) in general.
ETA: The thing is, though, as much as that may have existed, it was probably outweighed by the opportunity afforded by immigrating to America in terms of motivation.
Thanks for the reply. I’ve found my own personal experience a bit interesting, since if anything, I’d have expected the more pro-Marcos people to stay and the more anti-Marcos to emigrate. You’re probably right that the economic prospects of immigrating to the States likely outweighed everything else.
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