Marcos Jr to be sworn in as Philippine president, beginning new era of Marcos rule

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MANILA: The son of the Philippines' late dictator Ferdinand Marcos will be sworn in as president Thursday (Jun 30), completing a decades-long effort to restore the clan to the country's highest office. Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr, 64, won last month's elections by a landslide, securing the biggest victo

MANILA: The son of the Philippines' late dictator Ferdinand Marcos will be sworn in as president Thursday , completing a decades-long effort to restore the clan to the country's highest office.

Marcos Jr will take the oath at midday in a public ceremony at the National Museum in Manila in front of hundreds of local and foreign dignitaries and journalists. As rising prices squeeze an economy already ravaged by COVID-19, Marcos Jr has made tackling inflation, boosting growth, and ramping up food production his priorities.

But he has offered scant detail on how he will achieve his goals or few hints about his leadership style after largely shunning media interviews. Pro-Marcos groups bombarded Filipinos with fake or misleading posts portraying the family in a positive light, while ignoring the corruption and rights abuses of the patriarch's 20-year rule.

 

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