Philippines’ new president Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos makes secret trip to Australia | ChrisBarrett_ Matilda Finn
Just days after emerging as the new leader of the Philippines, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos jr has made a secret trip to Australia.
In the meantime, the 64-year-old has flown to Melbourne, where his youngest son Vincent is said to be enrolling to study at the University of Melbourne. Protest outside the Melbourne apartment block where it is believed the incoming Philippines president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos is visiting his son.Before he was deposed in an uprising in 1986, Ferdinand Marcos snr ruled the Philippines for 21 years, overseeing a brutal regime in which 34,000 people were tortured and more than 3000 were killed or disappeared, according to human rights groups.
“We’re disappointed because we thought this is the right time to change government and get rid of all the traditional politicians that we call the troubles.”
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