Marcos was elected president of the Philippines in 1965. His early accomplishments in developing rural areas were overshadowed by his eventual descent into crony capitalism and dictatorship.

"I think the biggest lesson which we have always emphasized is that it's not enough that you overthrow a dictator." President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has proclaimed September 12 a one-off holiday in ...

Marcos Sr. ruled the country as a dictator for two decades (1965-1986) until they were forced to flee the country during the peaceful People Power uprising in 1986. The Marcoses have been accused of ...

MANILA--Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the namesake son of an ousted dictator, is to be sworn in as Philippine president Thursday in one of history’s greatest political comebacks but which opponents say ...