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Bongbong’s First Year: Die Seems Cast for Good Times

So far, no sign of following in father’s footsteps

Jun 26, 2023
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By: Viswa Nathan

As Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was completing his first year in office as Philippine president this month, a septuagenarian politician and former lawmaker who has lived through every presidency since Marcos’s father was in office was asked how he rated the junior Marcos’s performance.

“As what? President or agriculture secretary? Disappointing o…

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