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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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3 killed, 15 wounded in gunfire ahead of historic Philippine regional election

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr (left) delivers a speech as US Trade and Development Agency Deputy Director Thomas Hardy looks on during the Luzon Economic Corridor Investment Forum in Taguig City on Thursday. Photo: EPA
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Is the Philippine military ‘massively underfunded’?

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Philippine soldiers load ammunition into an Israeli-made howitzer during a live-fire exercise in Capas town, Tarlac province, in 2024. Photo: AFP
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr (left) and then House speaker Martin Romualdez in July 2025. Romualdez resigned in September 2025 after his name surfaced in a mounting corruption scandal. Photo: AFP
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Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio (centre) at the Hall of Justice in Quezon City, Metro Manila on Saturday. Duterte arrived to post bail after a Quezon City court issued an arrest warrant on Friday. Photo: EPA
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People wade through a flooded street after heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon in Pampanga, the Philippines, on Monday. Photo: AFP
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A drone hovers above a Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessel in Bataan province in April 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
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A woman rides a small boat to cross floodwaters caused by intense monsoon rains in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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Malaysia’s Minister of Defence Mohamed Khaled Nordin speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore in May. Photo: Reuters
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