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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Enrico Dela Cruz

After Philippines election triumph, Marcos visits dictator father's grave

Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. visits the grave of his father former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, a day after partial results of national elections show he is on course for a huge victory, at Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig, Philippines May 10, 2022, in this handout picture released May 11, 2022. BBM Official Page/Handout via REUTERS

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. went to the grave of his father, the disgraced Philippines dictator, the day after winning the presidential election, a visit that underscores the polarisation over the return to rule of the notorious political dynasty.

Images shared by Marcos's team on Wednesday showed him in dark sunglasses, laying a bouquet of flowers atop his father's grave in the Manila "heroes" cemetery, where the body was moved in 2016 after the family won a lengthy battle for the right to bury him alongside other presidents.

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