
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sworn in as Philippines' new President
CNN
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was sworn in as the Philippines' 17th President on Thursday, restoring one of the country's most notorious political families to the Malacañang Palace 36 years after it was ousted in a popular uprising.
Marcos Jr., known as "Bongbong" in the Philippines, won a landslide in May 9 elections on a platform of national unity and a promise of more jobs, lower prices and more investment in agriculture and infrastructure.
But critics say his rise to power was the culmination of a decades-long attempt to rebrand the Marcos family's name and image, most recently through a supercharged social media campaign.

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