bears the inscription 'Ang Bagong Lipunan,' year of minting, and a profile of Marcos, who was the president throughout the circulation of the coins, faced to the left. Marcos himself approved the coins with his own face. The denomination, the inscription 'Republika ng Pilipinas', and the official coat of arms are all on the reverse. The coin along with the other denominations of the Ang Bagong Lipunan Series were demonetized by the BSP on January 2, 1998. The Marcos bust Among the most prominent symbols of Marcos's rule over the Philippines was the 30-metre (98 ft) concrete bust of himself constructed in 1978 by the Philippine Tourism Authority near the peak of Mt. Shontoug in Tuba, Benguet, along the Aspiras-Palispis Highway on the tourist route to Baguio. Controversial as a symbol of self-glorification, its construction was noted for having displaced indigenous Ibaloi from their lands. The bust was destroyed on December 29, 2002, by suspected treasure hunters who thought that the bust contained parts of the rumored Yamashita treasure, although early speculation was that the New People's Army was behind the bombing of the monument. During the Fourth Republic (1981–1986) Concealing of illness Towards the end of his 21-year administration, Marcos's health began to degrade. But because he had built his image around the mythical Filipino Adam-figure "Malakas," his administration continued to portray him as a "Filipino superman," going to great lengths to conceal his illnesses. Global Reputation It is also common among Marcos propagandist and historical revisionist to portray Marcos as "the only President who stood up against the United States of America." This is a post-colonial mindset makes a presumption that the Philippines was not respected among the community of nations, and portray Marcos as a foreign policy genius. However, one can clearly look at the relations of Marcos and the various US presidency, especially with Ronald Reagan and it was clear that Marcos deferred to Washington during the latter part of his presidency. It was CIA Director Adm. William Casey himself who suggested that Marcos should hold a snap election, and Sen. Paul Laxalt during the last night of the EDSA Revolution for Marcos to "Cut. Cut clean. The time has come." Interestingly, Marcos in 1988 published his own account of the EDSA Revolution titled "A Trilogy on the Transformation of Philippine Society." Marcos himself would write that he would consult the US Ambassador Stephen Bosworth and