PRESIDENT PHILIPPINES

PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS

Marcos Jr. continues to lie about his educational background, falsely claiming that his Oxford special diploma is proof that he finished a “degree course.” Oxford Univeristy, in October 2021, said that the special diploma is “not a full graduate Diploma.”

Marcos Jr. claims he has not seen any of the gold rumored to belong to his family in the long-running “Tallano gold” myth. But in April 1990, in an interview with the late journalist Kristina Luz that was published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Marcos said he was the only one who knew “where it [the gold] is and how to get to it.” In 2007, he also reiterated his gold claims before a Philippine court.

Marcos Jr. denies that he has an army of trolls, and even describes "fake news" as dangerous. But numerous Rappler investigations have shown that disinformation networks benefit the Marcos family by whitewashing the abuses, killings, and massive corruption during the Martial Law regime of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Marcos Jr.'s response, after President Rodrigo Duterte alluded in 2021 to a presidential candidate "with a famous father" and who uses cocaine. 

Marcos Jr.'s response to claims that his family is involved in historical revisionism. But multiple investigations by Rappler found disinformation and propaganda networks that seek to twist facts and distort data related to Martial Law and corruption in  the old Marcos regime. Marcos Jr. himself has been on record making false claims about what happened during his father's dictatorial rule.

In the immediate aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Marcos Jr. said the Philippines should stay neutral. But he changed his tune on March 4, saying that he stands “united with the rest of the world for Russia to respect Ukraine’s freedom and its citizens’ democratic way of life.”

Marcos Jr. defends his non-appearance in the Jessica Soho presidential interviews in January 2022 by hitting the veteran journalist. 

Marcos Jr. says his government will not impose lockdowns and instead prioritize information drive to ramp up vaccination. 

Marcos Jr. says that in a post-pandemic situation, he will push for a higher budget for healthcare and medical research, and reorganize the health care system. He also plans to increase the number of public dialysis centers in the Philippines.

Manila Bulletin article, January 22, 2022

Marcos Jr. plans to create a "comprehensive organic farming framework," strengthen domestic production of fertilizers, and start a banana research institute. He also wants to establish more trading posts across the Philippines to ensure easy access to cheaper goods. Marcos adds that public-private partnerships should be revisited to aid economic recovery. 

Marcos Jr. is considering a retraining program for overseas Filipino workers. 

ALC media group interview, January 4, 2022

Marcos Jr. plans to establish a National Education Portal to help students.

Marcos Jr. says his administration will find alternative energy sources to lower electricity costs. He also wants to remodernize the Pasig River Ferry System as part of his team's blueprint to address Metro Manila's traffic problem. 

The International Criminal Court's pre-trial chamber in September 2021 green-lit an investigation into the killings under Duterte's war on drugs committed between July 2016 to March 2019. The pre-trial chamber says available information "indicates that the Philippine authorities have failed to take meaningful steps to investigate or prosecute the killings."

Marcos Jr. says he will not help the International Criminal Court investigate President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. 

Philippine Daily Inquirer article, January 27, 2022

Marcos Jr. says he will continue President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, but vows to do it differently. He said he would pivot the campaign to a “focused” strategy, putting premium on rehabilitation while treating those suffering from drug addiction "like patients in need of a cure." He says he will focus on prevention.

Marcos Jr. says he is prepared to do away with the historic arbiration win of the Philippines in The Hague. He says he will go to the route of bilateral talks with China, whom he called "friends." 

Marcos Jr. says he is open to passing a law that will legalize abortions for severe cases like rape and incest. He says that as part of the government, he should be more concerned about the deaths than the opposition of the Church. 

The PCGG was established in 1986 to recover the ill-gotten wealth of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, his family, and his cronies. The Philippine government has so far recovered P174.2 billion as of 2020.

Marcos Jr. says he will explore how to strengthen the Presidential Commission on Good Government as an anti-corruption agency.

Philippine Daily Inquirer article, February 6, 2022

Luis “Chavit” Singson

Imee Marcos

Rodrigo Duterte

Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Remulla Jr.

Leni Robredo

Manny Pacquiao

Archbishop Socrates Villegas

Make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?

Implement mass testing for COVID-19?

End contractualization?

Set a national minimum wage?

Marcos' Senate press release, April 14, 2016

Allow ownership of corporations by foreigners?

Marcos' Senate press release, February 7, 2016

Increase wealth tax?

Privatize utilities?

Provide pandemic stimulus for SMEs?

Continue Build Build Build?

CNN Philippines article, November 30, 2021

Allow return to face-to-face classes?

Manila Standard article, November 2, 2021

Allow military presence in schools?

Set mandatory return service for beneficiaries of Free College Tuition?

Make ROTC mandatory?

Continue the current design of the K-12 program?

Marcos' Senate press release, July 18, 2015

Allow open-pit mining?

Presidential One-on-One Interviews with Boy Abunda, January 25, 2022

Allow land reclamation projects?

Recommission BNPP or nuclear power?

Push for passage of National Land Use Plan?

Continue war on drugs?

CNN Philippines interview, October 7, 2021

Prosecute Duterte in the ICC?

Allow ICC investigators to conduct a probe in the country?

Return PH into the ICC?

Abolish NTF-ELCAC?

SMNI Presidential Debate, February 15, 2022

Abolish PCGG?

Lower age of criminal responsibility?

Resume peace talks with CPP-NPA-NDF?

Restore death penalty?

“The Chatroom” interview with Martin Andanar and Erwin Tulfo, March 19, 2022

Total Election Results Processed

MARCOS, BONGBONG (PFP)

PRESIDENT PHILIPPINES

NATIONAL

MARCOS, BONGBONG (PFP)

ROBREDO, LENI (IND)

PACQUIAO, MANNY PACMAN (PROMDI)

DOMAGOSO, ISKO MORENO (AKSYON)

LACSON, PING (PDR)

MANGONDATO, FAISAL (KTPNAN)

ABELLA, ERNIE (IND)

DE GUZMAN, LEODY (PLM)

GONZALES, NORBERTO (PDSP)

MONTEMAYOR, JOSE JR. (DPP)