Marcos Jr to be sworn in as Philippine president


MANILA (AFP): The son of the Philippines' late dictator Ferdinand Marcos (pic) will be sworn in as president Thursday, (June 30) completing a decades-long effort to restore the clan to the country's highest office.

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, 64, won last month's elections by a landslide, securing the biggest victory since his father was ousted by a popular revolt in 1986.

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