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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Jaja Agpalo

Imee Marcos 'Almost Knelt' Before Duterte, Pleaded For Bongbong Marcos Jr. On Drug Watch List

The feud within the Philippines' most powerful family has reached an extraordinary point of public exposure, revealing a political sacrifice that cemented the current administration.

Senator Imee Marcos has publicly confessed to pleading—almost on her knees—with former President Rodrigo Duterte to shield her brother, the now-President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (BBM), after his name allegedly surfaced on a drug watch list in 2016.

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