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Ferdinand Marcos Jnr
Ferdinand Marcos Jnr
Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, better known as Bongbong Marcos, is the 17th and current president of the Philippines following a landslide win in the 2022 election. He entered the election under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP). Marcos is the son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos Snr and former first lady Imelda Marcos.
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13 Sep 1957
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