Marcos family c. 1920s The Marcos political dynasty is generally acknowledged to have been founded when Mariano Marcos y Rubio (1897–1945) was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives …

Sep 11, 2024 · President Marcos Jr. on Wednesday vowed to continue his late father's legacy of “doing and sacrificing everything to be a good Filipino.

Jun 13, 2022 · Like Father, Like Son In fact, one way to understand the likely direction of Philippine foreign policy under Marcos Jr. is to look at his father’s shrewd strategic calculus.

May 6, 2022 · In the 2019 documentary, The Kingmaker, Imelda Marcos commented that “perception is real, truth is not.” The statement reveals the Marcos family’s support of – if not deliberate …

Aug 2, 2025 · Her father, Ferdinand Marcos, ruled the Philippines under martial law from 1972 until 1986, when he was ousted through the People Power Revolution. During the martial law era, the …

Mar 9, 2023 · A national survey points to theories based on continuity between former President Rodrigo Duterte and Bongbong Marcos and between the younger Marcos and the older – as well as ethnicity …

Nov 1, 2024 · Senator Imee Marcos paid a heartfelt tribute to her father, the late President Ferdinand Marcos on All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1. Marcos visited her father’s grave at the Libingan ng mga Bayani …

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos's son and namesake, won the Philippines' 17th presidential election in 2022 with a stunning runaway victory, the first by a majority …

Sep 26, 2022 · Under Marcos Jr.’s father, in 1975, the Philippines established official diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China for the first time; sub­sequently, the Marcos family profited …

Aquinos, the poster child of elite politics While the Aquino family is celebrated for their role in fighting the Marcos dictatorship and helping restore democracy in the 80’s, their political influence and legacy …