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1M Followers, 54 Following, 2,969 Posts - Bongbong Marcos (@bongbongmarcos) on Instagram: "17th President of the Republic of the Philippines 🇵🇭".
Sep 11, 2021 · 10K likes, 499 comments - bongbongmarcos on September 11, 2021: "As we celebrate my father’s 104th birth anniversary today, we are reminded not only of his vision for the country, but how he strengthened...".
4,542 likes, 198 comments - bongbongmarcos on July 25, 2024: "After visiting the heavily affected areas of Valenzuela, Malabon, and Navotas, I have seen for myself the damage and directed the DSWD to release family food packs to evacuees and affected families. We will also allocate PhP 20M in DSWD AICs each for Valenzuela, Malabon, and Navotas to get started while awaiting the assessments of ...
May 5, 2022 · So how is 64-year-old Ferdinand Marcos Jr, more commonly known by his nickname Bongbong, the frontrunner to be the next president of the Philippines when the country votes on 9 May?
- A Torrent of Disinformation
- Sidelining The Mainstream Media
- 'Lies Spread Faster Than Facts'
- The Perils of A Dynasty Reborn
Last year on September 11 – the 104th birthday of the late Ferdinand Marcos Sr – a video began circulating on Facebook, which has since been viewed over 4.7 million times. A montage of smiling well-wishers hold handmade signs reading "Happy Marcos Day" and "#Marcos Real Hero", before the video cuts to Marcos Jr making a lengthy tribute to his fathe...
Throughout the election campaign, Marcos Jr has mostly avoided journalists. He rarely gives interviews and last month refused a public debate with his top rival, claiming he wanted to stay out of the mudslinging and focus on running a "positive campaign". According to Aries Arugay, a political scientist from the University of the Philippines Dilima...
In an effort to push back the tide of disinformation, mainstream media organisations have teamed up with tech companies to create fact-checking collectives like tsek.ph. Rapplerhas launched its own fact-checking operation, debunking claims including that the Philippines was "the richest country next to Japan during Marcos' term". Social media netwo...
In The Kingmaker, a 2019 film about the life of Imelda Marcos, she admitted to "missing the clout of being first lady" and said she had always wanted her son to follow in his father's footsteps. The younger Marcos served as a governor in Ilocos Norte, the family's home province, and as a senator from 2010 to 2016, before a failed bid for the vice-p...
Apr 17, 2024 · President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos on Wednesday celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary. On Instagram, the First Lady posted a collage of their photos taken in April 1993, April 2018, and April 2024 with the caption "Happy 31st anniversary!!"
May 5, 2022 · Bongbong Marcos, in an April 26 interview with CNN Philippines, has denied paying trolls to boost his image.
