Philippines: Marcos Jr to be sworn in as the president

Manila: Ferdinand Marcos Jr will be sworn in as the next president of Philippines on Thursday, succeeding the controversial outgoing leader Rodrigo Duterte, BBC reported.
Marcos Jr – nicknamed Bong Bong – won 60 per cent of the vote over rival Leni Robredo in a highly-watched election.
His win marks a stunning comeback for the Marcos political dynasty, which was ousted after a popular revolt in 1986.
However, the daughter of the incumbent president, Sara Duterte, will be sworn in as vice-president.
Marcos Jr will take his oath of office at midday local time (0400GMT) at the National Museum in Manila.
It comes just a few days after the Supreme Court dismissed the last remaining challenges against Marcos Jr’s re-election.
Marcos Jr’s election win was the culmination of a decades-long struggle by the Marcoses to reclaim their political glory.
His father Ferdinand led the country from 1965 until 1986, imposing martial law and presiding over a period of widespread human rights abuses, corruption and poverty.
His rule ended in 1986, when a mass uprising saw millions of people take to the streets and the Marcos family – including a 28-year-old Bongbong – fled the country for Hawaii.
The long-time politician, who returned to the Philippines in 1991, has since sought to paint his father’s presidency as a “golden period” of growth and prosperity.
Marcos Jr’s popularity was buoyed by an aggressive social media drive, which proved especially appealing to voters not old enough to have experienced the years of dictatorship first-hand. (UNI)

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