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Philippines’ Marcos Shifts Away From Duterte

With former president’s daughter Sara sitting next to him, it’s a ticklish job

Apr 24, 2023
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By: Viswa Nathan
Careful, Bongbong, he’s looking sideways…

When Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. swept the polls with a landslide victory last May to become the Philippines’17th president, many expected his six-year term to be just an extension of the outgoing Duterte regime. Many influential Duterte supporters, and Duterte’s daughter Sara as running mate, had hel…

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