And that the Reagan administration should stand by Mr. Marcos no matter what. That was how Mr. Marcos was described by Republican Party power brokers. Mr. Marcos was forced to flee the country for the safety of Honolulu after a civilian-military uprising. Mr. Manafort went back to Washington to handle other big-time clients, mostly corporate accounts close to the Republican Party and Republican political accounts. The New York Times noted, without emphasis on the irony and coincidence, that both the Philippine client of Manafort (Marcos) and the Ukraine client (Yanukovych) were deposed in popular uprisings.

Source: Manila Times August 20, 2016 14:03 UTC