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Marcos redux? Dictator’s son may win Philippine presidency

FILE - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, back right, and his wife Imelda Marcos, center, pose with their children and a niece, for an official portrait following Marcos inauguration on June 30, 1981, in Manila, Philippines. From left are: Irene, Ferdinand Jr., Mrs. Marcos, Aimee, President Marcos, and Imee. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, back right, and his wife Imelda Marcos, center, pose with their children and a niece, for an official portrait following Marcos inauguration, Tuesday, June 30, 1981, Manila, Philippines. From left are: Irene, Ferdinand Jr., Mrs. Marcos, Aimee, President Marcos, and Imee. The son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/ Jeff Robbins)

FILE - President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines, right, poses with his only son Ferdinand 'Bongbong" Marcos Jr., on Jan. 18, 1972, in Manila, Philippines. The son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Jess Tan Jr.,File)

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. greets the crowd during a campaign rally in Quezon City, Philippines on April 13, 2022. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. waves to the crowd during a campaign rally in Quezon City, Philippines on April 13, 2022. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

FILE - Ferdinand Marcos, with his wife Imelda at his side and Ferdinand Marcos Jr., far right, gestures strongly from the balcony of Malacanang Palace on Feb. 25, 1986 in Manila, just after taking the oath of office as president of the Philippines. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

FILE - U.S. President Richard Nixon, right, motions for Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to precede him as they start off on a walk through the White House grounds on April 1, 1969, in Washington. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Defeated vice presidential candidate and former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. arrives for the reading of his family's statement after the late Ferdinand Marcos, his father, was buried at the Heroes' Cemetery on Nov. 18, 2016, in Pasay city, Philippines. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

FILE - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos and first lady Imelda sit with their children from left, Bongbong, Iren, and Immee, in November 1969, in Manila Philippines. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo, File)

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gestures as he greets the crowd during a campaign rally in Quezon City, Philippines on April 13, 2022. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A crowd waits for Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., during a campaign rally in Quezon City, Philippines on April 13, 2022. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gestures as he greets the crowd during a campaign rally in Quezon City, Philippines on April 13, 2022. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

FILE - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, back right, and his wife Imelda Marcos, center, pose with their children and a niece, for an official portrait following Marcos inauguration on June 30, 1981, in Manila, Philippines. From left; Irene, Ferdinand Jr., Mrs. Marcos, Aimee, President Marcos, and Imee. (AP Photo/ Jeff Robbin, File)

FILE- President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines, right, poses with his only son Ferdinand 'Bongbong" Marcos Jr.,on Jan. 18, 1972, in Manila, Philippines. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Jess Tan Jr.,File)

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gestures as he greets the crowd during a campaign rally in Quezon City, Philippines on April 13, 2022. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Presidential hopeful, former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., center, gestures as he greets the crowd during a campaign rally in Quezon City, Philippines on April 13, 2022. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gestures as he greets the crowd during a campaign rally in Quezon City, Philippines on April 13, 2022. Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator and his running mate Sara, who is the daughter of the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, are leading pre-election surveys despite his family's history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Marcos redux? Dictator’s son may win Philippine presidency