Philippines marks Marcos overthrow as son homes in on presidency


  • World
  • Friday, 25 Feb 2022

Filipinos raise their fists and placards during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1986's People Power Revolution that overthrew the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, near the EDSA People Power monument in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

MANILA (Reuters) - Thousands of Filipinos gathered on Friday to mark the anniversary of a "People Power" uprising against late dictator Ferdinand Marcos - with a new Marcos era potentially just 10 weeks away.

Thirty-six years after his father was overthrown and driven into exile, Ferdinand Marcos Jr is a runaway leader in opinion polls for the presidency, the end-game of a decades-long political fightback by a family accused of leading one of Asia's most notorious kleptocracies.

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