Voting begins in an hour for more than 65 million registered voters. Current vice president lenny robredo is the opposition leader of her party. Her front runner competition was ferdinand marcos junior, whos also known by his childhood nickname, bong bong. Ferdinand marcus junior is the son of ferdinand marcus senior, who was a dictator of the philippines.
The son of repressive dictator Ferdinand Marcos was just elected president of the Philippines. All he had to do was rewrite his country’s history.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Victoria Dominguez, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this story, our guest mistakenly said Ferdinand Marcos' body was flown from Hawaii to the Philippines in 2006. Marcos' body was returned to the Philippines in 2016. The incorrect date has been removed from the recording.
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