After Philippines election triumph, Marcos visits dictator father's grave

Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. visits the grave of his father former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, a day after partial results of national elections show he is on course for a huge victory, at Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig, Philippines May 10, 2022, in this handout picture released May 11, 2022. BBM Official Page/Handout via REUTERS

MANILA (Reuters) - Ferdinand Marcos Jr. went to the grave of his father, the disgraced Philippines dictator, the day after winning the presidential election, a visit that underscores the polarisation over the return to rule of the notorious political dynasty.

Images shared by Marcos's team on Wednesday showed him in dark sunglasses, laying a bouquet of flowers atop his father's grave in the Manila "heroes" cemetery, where the body was moved in 2016 after the family won a lengthy battle for the right to bury him alongside other presidents.