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Not a fan of him, but some Americans trying to learn who is the Marcos Jr. running the house right now.
(lemmy.world)
The orange bastard thinks Junior is one and the same, except Junior is more of a Marcos family nerd of sorts, while his sister Imee is now also his archenemy and allied to Duterte, and happens to inherit much more of her father's egomania.
Nonetheless, they are both successful beneficiaries of mass disinformation and hatred. The thing is, however, in terms of political stability the Philippines now seems a lot milder compared to the mounting ongoing oppression in the US.
source: https://bsky.app/profile/nycsouthpaw.bsky.social/post/3luob4ojgr22n
Was he visited by the ghost of Philippines past?
No, the current president is also called Ferdinand Marcos.
The current president of the Philippines is Bongbong Marcos
Bongbong is a nickname, and a kind of clunky one in English (rolls off the tongue in Tagalog). His name is Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Oh nice, thanks for the info
Thanks! Looked it up and was confused. My wife is still at work, couldn't ask.