Tag: Father’s legacy

Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos Jnr defiant on father’s legacy

by Cecil MORELLA / Karl MALAKUNAS MANILA, Philippineas (AFP) — On the verge of securing his family’s biggest victory since their humiliating downfall three decades ago, Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s son talks confidently about his political ambitions and his father’s legacy. In an exclusive interview with AFP ahead of May 9 elections, with surveys showing he could win the vice presidency, Ferdinand Marcos Jnr conceded there were “widespread human rights abuses” during his father’s rule. […]