Manila, Jun 30 (EFE).- Ferdinand Marcos Jr was sworn in Thursday as the president of the Philippines for a single six-year term after sweeping the May elections. He succeeds the controversial outgoing president, Rodrigo Duterte. “You, the people have spoken and it is resounding,” Marcos Jr said in an address after being sworn in a …
SEVERAL groups describing themselves as human rights victims during the martial law years have filed a petition before the Supreme Court, seeking to prevent Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. from assuming office as the 17th President of the country. In a 70-page petition, the petitioners also sought the issuance of…