"Funny, I never shopped. Even my jewelry β not a piece of my jewelry I bought for me."
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Women born in the 1920sPeople from ManilaWomen politicians in the PhilippinesSingers from the PhilippinesFirst ladies
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Asserting that all of her jewelry were gifts from her husband, children and "even the dog," as quoted in an Associated Press report (April 1998).
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