The President has attributed his election victory to the 'good work' of his late father and namesake.
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, November 1, visited the grave of his father and namesake, the late strongman who, in the President’s own words, is the reason why he now holds the nation’s top post.
The President was joined by his family – First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, former first lady Imelda Marcos, his sisters, and his sons, among others – in a mass for the Marcos patriarch at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. In an earlier interview with his wedding goddaughter TV personality Toni Gonzaga, Marcos recalled telling his father during that May 11 visit: “You should be here. This is yours. This is not all mine…. This is your good work that brought me here.”
Ferdinand E. Marcos was in power for over two decades. In nine of those years, the Philippines was under
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