AFP Philippine protesters rallied on Saturday to mark the 37th anniversary of the "People Power" revolution, which ousted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's dictator father and sent the family into exile. It was the first commemoration of the uprising since Marcos Jr took office in June 2022. He has praised his father's 20-year regime, which critics describe as a dark period of human rights abuses and corruption that left the country impoverished.
After recently telling an international audience that he ran for public office to protect his family, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered a “hand of reconciliation” to his critics and opponents.
Protesters held a noisy rally Saturday for the 37th anniversary of the "People Power" revolution, which ousted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. s father and sent the family into exile.
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