Writing During The Martial Law Years
Between the years 1966 to 1986, her husband served as the executive assistant and speechwriter of then-President Ferdinand Marcos. Her husband's work drew her into the charmed circle of the Marcoses. It was during this time (1969) that Polotan-Tuvera penned the only officially approved biography of the First Lady Imelda Marcos, Imelda Romualdez Marcos: a biography of the First Lady of the Philippines.
During the years of martial law in the Philippines, she founded and edited the officially approved FOCUS Magazine, as well as the Evening Post newspaper.
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