Former senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr greets a small group of supporters after filing his certificate of candidacy for next year's presidential elections with the Commission on Elections at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Manila, Philippines on Oct 6, 2021 in Manila. - AP
MANILA (Reuters): Philippines human rights groups staged protests on Wednesday (Oct 6) to denounce an attempt by the son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to return his family to power by vying for the presidency.
Marcos, accompanied by wife and two sons, filed his candidacy for presidential elections in 2022, further shaking up an already polarised political landscape.
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