When Philippine Senator Imee Marcos grabbed a microphone at a protest rally in Manila on Monday and publicly accused her own brother, President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr, of being a drug addict, the Philippines froze.
Imee claimed the president had been using cocaine since the era of their father, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Coming from a member of the dynasty itself, the accusation became one of the most bewildering and explosive political shocks in recent Philippine history.
