‘Bongbong’ Marcos: How a dictator’s son swept to power
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
The Marcos name became infamous around the world when the Filipino dictator and his flamboyant family were forced out of office in the 1980s. So when the Philippines inaugurated Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr as its new president last month, it raised more than a few eyebrows…
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| 0:58.4 | Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, the President of the Republic of the Philippines, President |
| 1:09.4 | Ferdinand from Wilde's Marcos, Jr. |
| 1:18.8 | The Marcos name became infamous around the world when the Filipino dictator and his |
| 1:24.4 | flamboyant family were forced out of office in the 1980s. |
| 1:29.3 | So when the Philippines elected a new President Ferdinand Marcos, earlier this summer, it |
| 1:35.1 | raised a few eyebrows. |
| 1:57.0 | The presidential election had drawn some remarkable candidates, including a boxing legend, |
| 2:03.0 | a former porn star, an ex-police chief, and the vice president who got into politics |
| 2:08.8 | after her husband's death in a plane crash. |
| 2:12.1 | But when it came down to it, the people of the Philippines voted overwhelmingly for the |
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