The Philippines’ Strongman Problem Why Political Dynasties Are Dominating the Presidential Election Foreign Affairs · May 5, 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. ABC News · 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 The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022
Philippines presidency frontrunner praises ‘genius’ dictator father Ferdinand Marcos Jr ahead in polls for 9 May election in spite of notorious family history The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2022
Philippines' Marcos hails 'genius' father as presidential election nears Philippines presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr heaped praise on the country's ousted former first family in an interview on Tuesday, calling his father and late dictator a "political genius" and mother Imelda, the Marcos dynasty's "supreme politician". Reuters · Apr 26, 2022