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    Commentary: With Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s son in power, anti-corruption advocates in Philippines need support

    by Bincheng Mao, Chicago Tribune May 11, 2022 2 minutes
    This photo taken late on May 7, 2022 shows supporters of Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr cheering during the last campaign rally ahead of the May 9 election, in Paranaque City, suburban Manila.

    It was a warm spring morning 36 years ago when millions of people swarmed the streets of Manila, demanding the ouster of a kleptocratic president from power. Subsequently, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. fled the Philippines with 24 gold bricks, luxury clothes enough to fill 67 racks and gems hidden in diaper boxes — merely the tip of the iceberg in terms of his

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