Philippine President Marcos Jr praises rule of dictator father

Marcos Jr, with his wife Louise by his side, waves during the swearing-in ceremony at the Old Legislative Building in Manila, the Philippines, on June 30, 2022. - Bloomberg

MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Thursday (June 30) praised his dictator father's rule after being sworn in as the country's new leader, 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 and namesake was ousted by a popular revolt in 1986.