Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s victory in the Philippine presidential elections on Monday will help him rewrite his father’s legacy. Marcos Sr. was president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, when he ran out of power. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Daniel Davis, a doctoral candidate at the University of Virginia, about the legacy of the Marcos regime and how his son has already rewritten his father’s legacy.
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