Son of ex-dictator Ferdinand Marcos to run for Philippines president
by Agence France-Presse in Manila from on (#5QBRR)
Ferdinand Marcos Jr tipped for alliance with Sara Duterte, outgoing president's daughter, in 2022 election
The son of the Philippines' former dictator Ferdinand Marcos has announced he will run for president in the 2022 election.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, known as Bongbong, who has defended President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial drug war and supported the death penalty for traffickers, declared his candidacy in a video broadcast on Facebook.
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