Despite the family’s history of human rights violations and theft, Ferdinand Bong Bong Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late dictator has taken an overwhelming lead in the Philippines’ presidential election. Dr Adele Webb from the Queensland University of Technology explains how the Marcos family refashioned history to place the dictator’s son in the lead. | ABC News

‘GOOD LUCK’ President Bongbong Marcos has but one response to Vice President Sara Duterte’s presidential bid: good luck. The Palace adds VPSD should not take all the credit for Uniteam’s 2022 win and that she should have included in her apologies all the controversies the Office of the Vice President and Department of Education faced from when she was DepEd Chief. | via Ivy Reyes, bnc.ph | Bilyonaryo News Channel

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’ term is about to end. With two years left in his presidency, let’s all take a quick flashback on the promises and controversies that happened in 2024, 2025, and at the start of 2026. | Assortedge