Questions for Marcos Jr 40 years after Philippines ‘People Power’ revolt
Al Jazeera
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr urged to dismantle system of political dynasties said to breed culture of corruption.
Manila, Philippines – “Bongbong is our principal worry. He is too carefree and lazy,” then-President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Sr wrote in 1972.
Marcos Sr was referring to his only son and namesake by the child’s moniker, Bongbong.
He was concerned about what the future would hold for the young Marcos.
“The boy must realise his weakness – the carefree wayward ways that may have been bred in him,” his father further warned in his diary.
Half a century later, his son – Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr – would be sworn in as the 17th president of the Philippines, following a landslide victory in the 2022 polls.
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