投稿者: Rebecca Ratcliffe in Manila
Mystery surrounds the alleged involvement of top officials in the murder of the high-profile Philippine journalistIt was just past 8pm on 3 October and the veteran broadcaster Percy Mabasa was on his way to record his nightly radio show. Every weekday …
Alliance between Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte reinforces power of influential familiesNew era for Philippines as Marcos Jr electedIt was a deal – rumoured to have been brokered at the exclusive island resort of Balesin – that set the course of …
Artwork’s appearance fuels fears family will use return to power to further stifle efforts to recover ill-gotten wealthThe glimpse of a possible Picasso in the home of Imelda Marcos seen during a visit by her son, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, after …
After years of rebranding its image, the Marcos family is back in power. Inheriting a challenging economic situation, it remains unclear how Marcos Jr will use his huge mandateThe Marcos family has spent years rebranding its image, falsely portraying t…
Factcheckers say Ferdinand Marcos Jr was overwhelming beneficiary of a flood of online disinformation before pollSurvivors of the brutal regime of the late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos have described his son’s apparent landslide presidential e…
Late dictator’s son promises unity but opponents fear family’s return to power could reverse democratic gainsIt was in 1986 that the dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family were forced to leave the Philippines in disgrace. Helicopters airlifted the fa…
Son of late dictator wins more than twice as many votes as nearest rival after campaign marred by extensive social media disinformationFerdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late dictator, has won a landslide presidential election victory, si…
Known as Bongbong, son of the late dictator holds significant lead over nearest rival in unofficial countFerdinand Marcos Jr appears on track to become the next president of the Philippines, as initial vote counts showed a significant lead for the son …
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, known as Bongbong Marcos, frontrunner in race to replace populist president Rodrigo DuterteOn 9 May about 67.5 million Filipinos will go to the polls to decide who should replace the populist president Rodrigo Duterte. He has reach…