On the evening of February 25th 1986, thousands of people swarmed into the Malacanang palace in Manila. The former occupants, Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, late dictatorial rulers of the Philippines, had fled away to Hawaii. The mob forced open their cupboards; and out cascaded not gold, or skeletons, but 1,220 pairs of high-fashion brand-new shoes. The discovery of the shoes, the invasion of the palace and the departure of the Marcoses had all been sparked by a chubby, twinkly, brandy-loving priest. On February 22nd, Jaime Cardinal Sin, broadcasting on the church-owned Radio Veri-tas, had summoned the people to rally on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue to protect 300 rebels in the army barracks there. He had called especially on "his" flock, priests and nuns. When Marcos sent the tanks in, he found them facing the unassailable: ranks of clergy, praying.
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机译：1986年2月25日晚上，成千上万的人涌入马尼拉的Malacanang宫殿。菲律宾已故独裁统治者的前居民费迪南德和伊梅尔达·马科斯已逃往夏威夷。暴徒强行打开柜子。并没有层叠的是金或骨架，而是1,220双高时尚的崭新鞋。鞋子的发现，宫殿的入侵以及马科斯的离开都是由一个胖乎乎的，酷爱白兰地的牧师引发的。 2月22日，海梅·红衣主教辛（Jaime Cardinal Sin）在教会所有的Veri-tas广播电台中进行广播，召集人民在Epifanio de los Santos Avenue集会，以保护那里的军营中的300名叛军。他特别拜访“他的”羊群，牧师和修女。当马科斯（Marcos）将战车送进坦克时，他发现战车正向无懈可击的神职人员祈祷。
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