WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
After six years of Rodrigo Duterte, the dictator’s son Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to assume the Philippine presidency on June 30.
Proclaimed president-elect by the Philippine Congress on Wednesday, May 25, Marcos won with 31.63 million votes, representing nearly 59% of the votes cast in this year’s elections. His running mate, the incumbent President’s daughter Sara Duterte, won with 32.21 million votes.
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Click the YouTube link below to watch Marcos’ press conference on Monday, June 20: