Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. is a former senator from the Philippines who served from 2010 to 2016. He is the only son of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., the dictator and kleptocrat, and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos.
Bongbong Marcos first studied in Institucion Teresiana and La Salle Greenhills in Manila, where he obtained his kindergarten and elementary education, respectively. In 1970, Marcos was sent to England where he lived and studied at the Worth School, an all-boys Benedictine institution.
He then enrolled at St Edmund Hall, Oxford to read Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE). However, despite his false claims that he graduated with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, he did not obtain a degree and instead received a Special Diploma in Social Studies, which is given to students who have dropped out of their university course. Marcos enrolled in the Masters in Business Administration program at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, U.S., which he failed to complete. In a statement, he claimed he withdrew from the program for his election as Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte in 1980.
Marcos also co-authored 4 Senate bills in the 16th Congress. One of them, Senate Bill 712 which was principally authored by Ralph Recto, was enacted as Republic Act 10645, the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. Bongbong Marcos' first formal role in a political office came with his election as Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte (1980–1983) at the young age of 23. ... Marcos succeeded as Governor of Ilocos Norte (1983–1986) which he served until the People Power Revolution ousted his family from power.
Marcos premised his speech on the COVID-19 pandemic, saying "we must face the challenge as one, as one country, as one people." he said also "I know that it's this manner of unifying leadership that can lead us through this crisis, get our people safely back to work for all of us to begin to live our lives once again." so He asked Filipinos to join him in his bid. "Sama-sama tayong babangon muli (We will recover as one.)"
Bongbong Marcos discusses plans for 2022 elections. If he win for president, Bongbong would fulfill the dream of his mother Imelda Marcos for him to follow in the footsteps of his father, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos whose martial law was marked by rampant human rights abuses and massive corruption that the Philippines is still recovering.