Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos takes his oath as the 17th Philippine President in front of the Philippine National Museum in Manila, the Philippines on June 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
MANILA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos was sworn in as the 17th president of the Philippines on Thursday at the National Museum in Manila in front of thousands of people who witnessed the inauguration. The 64-years-old son of former President Ferdinand Marcos, wearing a ...
97th Death Anniversary of General Makario Sakay, President of the Tagalog RepublicWE are members of the revolutionary force that defended our country, the Philippines. We are the true Katipuneros! Colonel Lucio de Vega shouted moments before the hangmans noose was placed around his neck. He ...
Rodrigo Duterte has accused Marcos of being a weak leader and a drug addict, accusations the president denied. The new course Marcos chartered for the Philippines broke away with Duterte, who built close ties with China and Russia and antagonized the U.S. Marcos...
Known For: Leader of People Power movement and the 11th president of the Philippines Also Known As: Maria Corazon "Cory" Cojuangco Aquin Born: January 25, 1933 in Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines Parents: Jose Chichioco Cojuangco and Demetria "Metring" Sumulong ...
Earlier in September, he warned Obama not to question him on extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, or "putang ina I will swear at you," he said, using the Tagalog phrase for "your mother is a whore." Mashable Top Stories Stay connected with the hottest stories of the day and the...
“i can remember doing postcards to people who requested their ballots in vietnamese, in russian, in tagalog. it was all very finely targeted.” harris ended up winning that impossible-seeming race by m...
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is warning US Special Forces to clear out of the southern Philippines, fearing Abu Sayyaf, the terrorist group that beheaded two Canadian hostages, could also target Americans. “Americans, they will really kill them, they will try to kidnap them to get rans...
He was the first President of the Philippines to be called the "Man of the Masses." He was the first Philippine President to wear barong tagalog during and after the inaugural ceremony. He was the first to open the gates of Malacanang and make it truly the palace of the people. He ...
He does not back down.Some believe he took his plain speaking too far this week before leaving the Philippines for a summit in Laos.Reporters asked how Duterte intended to answer President Obama's concerns over the more than 1,300 drug suspects killed over the past two months in Duterte's...