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Philippines' Marcos taps former military chief as defence minister

Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr has appointed former military chief Jose Faustino as the Southeast Asian country's next defence minister in his cabinet, his press secretary said on Friday.

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Preserve the Truth: Historical Books, Documents in Danger as Marcos Family Returns to Power

Books on martial law have been selling fast in the weeks after Marcos Jr. was elected president over fear that these will be banned or purged.

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Top U.S. official meets Philippines' Marcos to boost "longstanding alliance"

Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos met with a top U.S. official in Manila on Thursday, underscoring efforts to preserve an alliance strained by incumbent leader Rodrigo Duterte's animosity toward Washington and his embrace of Beijing.

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“Haunted by Our Continuing Pain”: Martial Law Survivors React to Marcos Restoration

Survivors of martial law in the Philippines gathered in the wake of the restoration of the Marcos family to power. They fear a return of the worst abuses from the era.

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Leadership changes in the Indo-Pacific

New leaders in the Indo-Pacific region -- Australia, South Korea and the Philippines -- will significantly impact the future trajectory of US-China relations. Their policy shifts, even nuances, could either moderate or harden the two powers' strategic rivalries.

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'Protect the truth': A Marcos return in Philippines triggers fear for history

Books about the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his brutal era of martial law are flying off the shelves, spurred by "panic buying" after his son and namesake won a May 9 presidential election.

Reuters

Marcos era survivors call for truth as new Marcos rises

Ferdinand Marcos Jr will become president on June 30 amid concern the brutality of his father’s regime is being erased.

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Philippines' Marcos vows to thwart interference from outside powers

Philippines President-elect Ferdinand Marcos on Thursday promised to prevent any foreign interference in the running of his country, and to defend sovereign territory and stand up to any Chinese encroachment in the South China Sea.

Reuters

Philippines Congress proclaims Marcos as next president

A joint session of Philippines Congress on Wednesday declared Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the notorious late dictator, the winner of this month's election and confirmed he would become the country's next president.

Reuters

The Philippines unleashed 'death squads' on suspected drug users. Will Bongbong Marcos end the war?

Rodrigo Duterte was elected as President in 2016 on a promise to wage war on drugs in the Philippines. Now, as he prepares to leave office, many are wondering whether his successor will address the thousands of deaths at the hands of police and vigilantes.

ABC News

Anti-trust chief to lead Philippines' economic planning agency

The Philippines' anti-trust agency chief Arsenio Balisacan said on Monday he has accepted an offer from incoming president Ferdinand Marcos Jr to be his economic planning chief.

Reuters

Philippines' Marcos says he discussed defence deal with US envoy

MANILA: Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday he discussed the extension of a joint military agreement with an envoy of defence ally the United States, after meetings with senior diplomats of four countries.

Bangkok Post

Philippine Supreme Court petition seeks to cancel candidacy of President-elect Marcos

The petition, filed Tuesday, seeks to disqualify Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s candidacy post-election on the grounds that he lied about not committing any crimes — a requirement to run for president.

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Marcos-Duterte alliance shows cracks after historic election win

MANILA, Philippines — Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte joined forces to pull off the biggest Philippine election win in four decades. The question now is whether they can stay united over the next six years.

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Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr says Manila and Beijing to expand relationship

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr says relations between the Philippines and China will "shift to a higher gear" under his administration after Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him of support for his "independent foreign policy".

Bangkok Post

Philippines' Marcos wants China ties to 'shift to higher gear'

MANILA: Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday said his country's relations with China will expand and shift to a higher gear under his administration, and Beijing had assured him of its support for his "independent foreign policy".

ABC News

Incoming Philippines president Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr makes quiet visit to Melbourne

The president-elect of the Philippines is in Australia, just days after winning a big victory in last week's election.

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What a Marcos Jr Presidency in the Philippines Means for Geopolitics

The Philippines might be Asia’s oldest democracy, but the continued appetite for strongman rule demonstrates a deep ambivalence about liberal democracy’s promises of political equality and rule of law and the likely continuation of the public’s acceptance of the autocratic practices that characterized Duterte’s presidency.

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‘I’m disgusted’: readers in the Philippines on the 2022 election result

Seven Filipinos share their views on the victory of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr and the future they see for the country

The Guardian - UK

‘Lost’ Picasso spotted in Imelda Marcos’s home after son’s election win

Artwork’s appearance fuels fears family will use return to power to further stifle efforts to recover ill-gotten wealth

The Conversation

A member of the Marcos family is returning to power – here’s what it means for democracy in the Philippines

Some 36 years after the People Power Revolution restored democracy to the Philippines, a member of perhaps the most brutal and corrupt political dynasties in the nation’s memory is set to return to the Philippine presidency.

Reuters

Philippines presidential election winner Marcos says will hit the ground running

Philippines presidential election winner Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday his intention was to hit the ground running when he takes office next month, and said he was looking very carefully for economic managers, whose roles are critical.

Reuters

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

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.

Foreign Policy

New Philippine President Marcos Is No Duterte on Foreign Policy

Monday’s victor intends to defend sovereignty against China and prioritize the U.S. alliance.

ABC News

Philippine voters unconcerned about historical corruption to deliver Ferdinand Marcos Jr. landslide win

It's been 36 years since the Marcos family was hounded out of the country over the corrupt dealings of President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda. But in a sign that his parents' excess has been forgiven, Ferdinand Jr looks set to return the family name to the highest office.

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