Archivists rush to preserve records of atrocities under Ferdinand Marcos Sr Survivors fear documents may vanish when Philippine dictator’s son assumes office after election victory The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022
Marcos era survivors call for truth as new Marcos rises Ferdinand Marcos Jr will become president on June 30 amid concern the brutality of his father’s regime is being erased. Al Jazeera · May 27, 2022
The Philippines unleashed 'death squads' on suspected drug users. Will Bongbong Marcos end the war? Rodrigo Duterte was elected as President in 2016 on a promise to wage war on drugs in the Philippines. Now, as he prepares to leave office, many are wondering whether his successor will address the thousands of deaths at the hands of police and vigilantes. ABC News · May 24, 2022
Incoming Philippines president Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr makes quiet visit to Melbourne The president-elect of the Philippines is in Australia, just days after winning a big victory in last week's election. ABC News · May 17, 2022
What's wrong with the Philippines? 'Bongbong" Marcos didn't just win the presidential election in the Philippines this week. He won it by a two-to-one landslide, despite the fact that he is the extremely entitled son of a former president who stole at least US$10 billion and a mother who spent the loot partly on the… Bangkok Post · May 12, 2022
Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set to become the Philippines president – it's a dictator family revival that has divided Filipino Australians This week, the Philippines voted in the son of an ousted dictator as the country's next president over a human rights lawyer. We asked Filipino Australians how they feel about their future and an election that saw social media "rewrite history". ABC News · May 11, 2022
A member of the Marcos family is returning to power – here’s what it means for democracy in the Philippines Some 36 years after the People Power Revolution restored democracy to the Philippines, a member of perhaps the most brutal and corrupt political dynasties in the nation’s memory is set to return to the Philippine presidency. The Conversation · May 11, 2022
Philippine voters unconcerned about historical corruption to deliver Ferdinand Marcos Jr. landslide win It's been 36 years since the Marcos family was hounded out of the country over the corrupt dealings of President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda. But in a sign that his parents' excess has been forgiven, Ferdinand Jr looks set to return the family name to the highest office. ABC News · May 10, 2022
Analysis-Marcos as Philippine president a boon for China, awkward for U.S The decisive victory of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Philippines' presidential election on Monday is set to re-shape the Southeast Asian country's relations with China and the United States as he seeks closer ties with Beijing. Reuters · May 10, 2022
The son of late dictator Marcos has won the Philippines' presidential election The namesake son of the late Philippine dictator won by a landslide, according to unofficial results, in an astonishing reversal of the 1986 "People Power" pro-democracy revolt that ousted his father. WEKU · May 10, 2022
Marcos presidency complicates US efforts to counter China Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s apparent landslide victory in the Philippines presidential election is giving rise to immediate concerns about a further erosion of democracy in the region, and could complicate American efforts to blunt growing Chinese influence and power in the Pacific The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
The Philippines will elect a new leader Monday Voters in the Philippines go to the polls Monday for that country's presidential elections. We take a look at the last days of the campaign there. WEKU · May 7, 2022
Marcos Jr on verge of historic win in Philippines MANILA: The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was set to address hundreds of thousands of supporters Saturday on the final day of presidential election campaigning, as polls showed him heading towards a landslide win. Bangkok Post · May 7, 2022
The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 7 May 2022 This week unscalable barriers were erected around the United States Supreme Court to keep protesters at bay. It's now about as difficult to enter the highest court in America as it is to get a legal abortion in Missouri. inkl Originals · May 7, 2022
The Conversation · May 5, 2022 Philippines election: how the Marcos clan might be heading back to power The upcoming election in the Philippines presents the country with a stark choice to set its political course for the next six years. Outgoing authoritarian president Rodrigo Duterte leaves behind a country much damaged by his time in office.
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022 Philippines election 2022: what you need to know about the vote for president Ferdinand Marcos Jr, known as Bongbong Marcos, frontrunner in race to replace populist president Rodrigo Duterte
ABC News · May 4, 2022 The Marcos makeover: How history was rewritten to place a dictator's son on the cusp of power Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the late dictator Ferdinand Sr, is poised to become the next president of the Philippines, despite his father's legacy of brutality and corruption.
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022 ‘Authoritarian nostalgia’: Philippines seem set to return Marcoses to power Ferdinand Marcos Jr leads polls despite father’s dictatorship and energetic opposition campaign
ABC News · Apr 23, 2022 The Philippines may vote Bongbong Marcos into office, even though his parents stole billions from the country On a plane stuffed with diamonds, art, gold and $1 million in cash, Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos fled the Philippines in disgrace. Three decades later, their son is set to become the country's next president.
The News Lens · Mar 29, 2022 How the Marcos Family Could Rule Again in the Philippines In a country where the average age is 25, has collective memory been washed of the nation’s iron-fisted kleptocrat?
Reuters · Mar 11, 2022 In Philippines election, priests opposed to Marcos turn pink When Philippine Catholic priest Father Nap Baltazar raised his hands to bless the people attending mass, the sleeves on his white vestment slid back to reveal a pink bracelet inscribed with the words "Let Leni Lead".
Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2022 COVID tames race to replace Duterte as Philippine president Community lockdowns, curbs on mass gatherings present challenges as campaigning starts for May 9 polls.
Reuters · Feb 7, 2022 In Philippines election, late dictator's son aims to restore family pride As frontrunner in the Philippines' presidential race, the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos appears poised to complete a remarkable rebranding of the family name 36 years after a "people power" uprising ended his father's autocratic rule.
Reuters · Jan 30, 2022 Philippines orders law enforcers to probe online 'assassination' threat against Marcos Jr The Philippines' justice ministry has ordered law enforcers to investigate a post on the social media platform TikTok threatening to assassinate presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., acting on a tip received by its cybercrime unit.