Bongbong Marcos
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr., commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a senator from 2010 to 2016. He is the second child and only son of tenth president, kleptocrat and dictator Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos.
Some of the key events about Bongbong Marcos
- 1975Graduated from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford with a Special Diploma in Social Studies
- 1975Failed to complete his undergraduate degree at Oxford University despite claiming to have earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- 1980Elected as Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte at the age of 23
- 1983Became Governor of Ilocos Norte, serving three terms
- 1986Faced allegations of involvement in the misuse of $5 million worth of Japanese war reparations meant for Ilocos Norte
- 1992Elected to the House of Representatives, representing the 2nd District of Ilocos Norte
- 1995Convicted of tax evasion for failure to file income tax returns from 1982 to 1985
- 2007Returned to the House of Representatives for a second term
- 2007Implicated in the "Hello Garci" election fraud scandal during the 2004 presidential elections
- 2010Elected to the Senate of the Philippines, placing 7th overall
- 2011Accused of benefiting from ill-gotten wealth amassed during his father's regime
- 2015Criticized for downplaying human rights abuses committed during his father's martial law era
- 2016Ran for Vice President of the Philippines, finishing as the first runner-up
- 2016Lost the vice-presidential election amid allegations of electoral fraud
- 2018Won an electoral protest case before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal
- 2018Fined and disqualified from holding public office for failing to file income tax returns while in office
- 2020Spread misinformation about COVID-19, claiming it was a "man-made" virus
- 2021Announced candidacy for President of the Philippines
- 2022Won the presidential election with over 31 million votes, the highest number in Philippine electoral history
- 2022Faced widespread criticism for refusing to acknowledge and apologize for human rights violations during his father's presidency
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