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On May 10, the Comelec's en banc, in a vote of 6-0-1, upheld its earlier dismissal of two sets of similar cases—or a total of four appeals or petitions filed as early as November 2021—that sought to bar Marcos from the 2022 presidential race because of his conviction in a 1990s tax case.
President Bongbong Marcos has been a major supporter of charter change, running as a candidate for the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas during the 2022 presidential election which supports changing the system of government to a federal republic. [13] During his presidency, Marcos said that the country has "taken steps" towards a shift to federalism ...
Nov. 20—Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong " Marcos Jr. wrapped up a trip to Hawaii on Sunday with an appearance in Waikiki where he discussed tensions in the Pacific. Philippine President ...
Bongbong Marcos was born as Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on September 13, 1957, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Santa Mesa, Manila, Philippines, to Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda Marcos. At the time of his birth, his father Ferdinand was the representative for the second district of Ilocos Norte , eventually becoming a senator just two years ...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump discussed their countries' alliance and their desire to strengthen that deep relationship in a phone call on ...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, better known as "Bongbong", become the first candidate in recent history to win an outright majority in a Philippines presidential election, paving the way for a once ...
Marcos ran for president on a campaign platform centered on national unity and continuity of the policies of Rodrigo Duterte, his predecessor. [20] [21] He won the 2022 elections, receiving 31,629,783 (58.77%) votes out of a total of 56,097,722, beating his closest rival, Liberal Party member and Vice President Leni Robredo by over 15 million votes.
The Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge received criticism from several teachers groups and the advocacy group Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (CARMMA); they groups noted the hymn and pledge were reminiscent of the Bagong Lipunan hymn of the Martial law era of Bongbong Marcos' father and that more time would be consumed ...