"I am my little people's star and slave. When I go out into the barrios, I get dressed because I know my little people want to see a star. Other presidents' wives have gone to the barrios wearing housedresses and slippers. That's not what people want to see. People want someone they can love, someone to set an example."
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Women born in the 1920sPeople from ManilaWomen politicians in the PhilippinesSingers from the PhilippinesFirst ladies
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Quoted in The Los Angeles Times (1980).
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