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FROM PARIAH TO PRESIDENT
The once maligned Marcos dynasty has managed to return to the pinnacle of power
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose dictator father and namesake raided the country’s coffers for decades, is the new leader of the Philippines after a landslide election win. The 54-year-old politician, known as Bongbong, secured almost 30 million votes – more than double the tally of his nearest rival.
His popularity symbolises a
