Bongbong Marcos wants to be your Valentine

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V-DAY DATE. The winner will get an 'exclusive' chance to dine with vice presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr/ Photo from the contest's log in page

V-DAY DATE.

The winner will get an 'exclusive' chance to dine with vice presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr/ Photo from the contest's log in page

Dateless this Valentine's Day? You can try scoring a date with one of the vice presidential candidates.

The son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos is trying to show a lighter side of him through an online raffle, where the winner will get a lunch date with him.

Titled “Bongbong Into My Heart,” the raffle asks netizens to send entries by logging into the contest's page. Each person can send in as many entries as possible from February 5 to 15. 

The winner will be announced February 17 and will get to dine exclusively with Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr for free. 

#BongbongIntoMyHeart ♩ ♪ ♫ We know ya want it! ♩ ♪ ♫ To join, click the Facebook Tab or http://bbm.ph/BongbongIntoMyHeartApp Make sure to log in :) Posted by Bongbong Marcos on Friday, February 5, 2016 

This is not the first time Marcos tried a campaign gimmick aimed at young voters.

During the release of the much-anticipated Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens last December, the senator dressed like the character Obi Wan Kenobi – complete with a lightsaber – to greet the franchise's fans. 

Bongbong Marcos Message for Star Wars Fans From one Star Wars fan to another: May the force be with you. #StarWars #TheForceAwakens #PaoaySandDunes Posted by Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 

Could a lighter and a friendlier image free the younger Marcos from the shadows of his father's iron-fist leadership? Martial law victims have vowed to hound his campaign. Maybe the next round of surveys will give us a clue. – Patty Pasion/Rappler.com