For the Filipino people whom I have served faithfully, please continue loving and hoping for our beloved country.
I was born a Filipino, I will die a Filipino. Filipinos are not for sale!
This book is for you.
In an unprecedented tell-all book, lawyer Vic Rodriguez breaks his silence, revealing his tireless efforts to bring back Marcos to Malacanang. This gripping narrative unveils behind-the-scenes machinations, political maneuvers, and the personal sacrifices he made in the hope of helping shape the future of the country.
For the first time, the man, who moved heaven and earth for the young Marcos, shares his story, offering an insider’s perspective on the turbulent BBM journey to the top. He tells us why he defended Marcos in the bar of public opinion, defending him in the 2016 elections, eventually becoming the face and chief strategist in the 2022 presidential campaign.
Written by seasoned journalist Gerry Lirio, the book was printed in Hongkong, and is available for distribution in and outside the Philippines
“Kingmaker” is indeed a hard copy. One that will shake Marcos Jr. and his administration for the revelations in the book. Launched two weeks before the President’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA), the book confirmed that the 17th is a weak leader, and the person with the mandate is held captive by an individual without accountability. How did we end this way? “Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.”
Malou Tiquia
Political Analyst
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“Kingmaker” is indeed a hard copy. One that will shake Marcos Jr. and his administration for the revelations in the book. Launched two weeks before the President’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA), the book confirmed that the 17th is a weak leader, and the person with the mandate is held captive by an individual without accountability. How did we end this way? “Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.”
Malou Tiquia
Political Analyst
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IT IS IMPORTANT TO DIFFERENTIATE THESE TWO KINGMAKERS. Imelda’s objective after her return from exile was to regain lost power she enjoyed during her husband’s corruption-ridden long reign while ATTY. RODRIGUEZ’ was to provide good governance under Marcos, Jr. despite his family’s history of corrupt and tyrannical rule. Imelda created despots while Rodriguez believed Marcos, Jr. was going to be different.
Butch Ruiz Baliao
Architect
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IT IS IMPORTANT TO DIFFERENTIATE THESE TWO KINGMAKERS. Imelda’s objective after her return from exile was to regain lost power she enjoyed during her husband’s corruption-ridden long reign while ATTY. RODRIGUEZ’ was to provide good governance under Marcos, Jr. despite his family’s history of corrupt and tyrannical rule. Imelda created despots while Rodriguez believed Marcos, Jr. was going to be different.
Butch Ruiz Baliao
Architect
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As events unraveled, the break-up that triggered the purge at the top would only be the beginning of an irreversible slide. It would pull down, not just the power on the throne, but sadly the country and its people. There are enough juicy details to titillate the minds of a people hungry to find out what went wrong in what otherwise seemed like an enduring friendship.
Rodrigo Roa Duterte
Former President of the Philippines
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As events unraveled, the break-up that triggered the purge at the top would only be the beginning of an irreversible slide. It would pull down, not just the power on the throne, but sadly the country and its people. There are enough juicy details to titillate the minds of a people hungry to find out what went wrong in what otherwise seemed like an enduring friendship.
Rodrigo Roa Duterte
Former President of the Philippines
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One of the many reasons why Rodriguez left the President is due to the interference of the first lady Liza Araneta Marcos who accused him of amassing so much money in such a short time to which Rodriguez claimed to be “untrue, unfair, and unfounded.”
Jericho Zafra
Orion Post
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One of the many reasons why Rodriguez left the President is due to the interference of the first lady Liza Araneta Marcos who accused him of amassing so much money in such a short time to which Rodriguez claimed to be “untrue, unfair, and unfounded.”
Jericho Zafra
Orion Post
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It is very interesting to step inside Atty. Vic’s unique experiences (the good and bad).
At ramdam sa pagkukuwento ang lahat ng sakrispisyo ninyo.
Kingmaker – The Hard Copy is a solid reminder to be vigilant for our country because power can easily go to the wrong hands.
MGR
Private Citizen
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It is very interesting to step inside Atty. Vic’s unique experiences (the good and bad).
At ramdam sa pagkukuwento ang lahat ng sakrispisyo ninyo.
Kingmaker – The Hard Copy is a solid reminder to be vigilant for our country because power can easily go to the wrong hands.
MGR
Private Citizen
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Having been primed to think there would be juicy stuff about our present leaders and more salacious behind-the-scenes revelations, I read this book in five hours. The book gives details with names and necessary proofs that only a lawyer and responsible journalist could compile. Readers are convinced of how power and corruption change people, while the tone remains calm, even cerebral, as Rodriguez reveals dramatic truths of betrayal and disillusionment within the corridors of power.
Christine F. Godinez Ortega
Retired full professor of Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology
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Having been primed to think there would be juicy stuff about our present leaders and more salacious behind-the-scenes revelations, I read this book in five hours. The book gives details with names and necessary proofs that only a lawyer and responsible journalist could compile. Readers are convinced of how power and corruption change people, while the tone remains calm, even cerebral, as Rodriguez reveals dramatic truths of betrayal and disillusionment within the corridors of power.
Christine F. Godinez Ortega
Retired full professor of Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology
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“Kingmaker” brought me back to the days of 1984-1986, exposing me to the realities until we deposed Marcos Sr. Today, 40 years later, the same family returns, with promises to re-write history for Filipinos. But betrayal, it seems, runs in the blood—leaving behind the 31 million voters, Davao City, and the Dutertes! HISTORY KEEPS COMING BACK! The old elite names are back, their children now surrounding Marcos Jr. How can they ever understand the plight of Filipinos today when all they seek is to remain forever on HIGH?
Danny Dayanghirang
Davao City Councilor
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“Kingmaker” brought me back to the days of 1984-1986, exposing me to the realities until we deposed Marcos Sr. Today, 40 years later, the same family returns, with promises to re-write history for Filipinos. But betrayal, it seems, runs in the blood—leaving behind the 31 million voters, Davao City, and the Dutertes! HISTORY KEEPS COMING BACK! The old elite names are back, their children now surrounding Marcos Jr. How can they ever understand the plight of Filipinos today when all they seek is to remain forever on HIGH?
Danny Dayanghirang
Davao City Councilor
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Rodriguez’s no. 1 critic at the Palace was Marcos’ wife, and it was she who made his life miserable, though she was the same Liza who could not thank Rodriguez well enough the night the results of the elections started surfacing on the TV screen.
“I can handle all the criticisms, unfair and unfounded, even curses coming from all sides. But what I cannot stomach and will not have the heart for is when it is already legitimately coming from the 31 million who believed and voted for Marcos expecting quality and good governance.”
“A better, more prosperous, secured and corruption-less Philippines is my guide post especially when I was working on the campaign, to the time we won the election and all throughout I was in Malacanang. It is the future that I want my children to have.”
“To sue Pacquiao, then at the peak of his career, was the most unpopular, if not a dangerous thing to do, but Rodriguez believed that he did only what a lawyer had to do.”
In the Photo: The newspaper clipping about the case against Pacquiao.
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