Dictator’s son Marcos Jr sworn in as Philippine president

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the namesake son of an ousted dictator, has been sworn in as Philippine president (Aaron Favila/AP)

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the namesake son of an ousted dictator, has been sworn in as Philippine president.

His rise to power, 36 years after an army-backed People Power revolt booted his father to global infamy, upends politics in the Asian democracy, where a public holiday, monuments and the Philippine Constitution stand as reminders of his father’s tyrannical rule.