Out of the blue, Fe Zamora texted me last Sunday.

Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc wanted me to write a piece on the Marcoses. Could I make the tight deadline?

Sure, I said. Because it was a chance to share with the non-digital audience my research and interviews on the Marcos era.

The result was a 2,487-word piece that appeared today in the newspaper edition and on the Inquirer website.