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KBL names Bongbong as presidential candidate

The Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) has named former senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. as its presidential bet for the 2022 elections.

The KBL is the party founded by Marcos' father, the late President Ferdinand Marcos.

MARCOS LOYALISTS’ BET A poster of former senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. for president in 2022 looms large during the national convention of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan or KBL at Binangonan, Rizal on Sept. 24, 2021. The party, whose members are known Marcos loyalists, expressed support for the candidacy of the young Marcos who ran but lost the vice presidency in the 2016 elections. PHOTO BY ENRIQUE AGCAOILI MARCOS LOYALISTS’ BET A poster of former senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. for president in 2022 looms large during the national convention of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan or KBL at Binangonan, Rizal on Sept. 24, 2021. The party, whose members are known Marcos loyalists, expressed support for the candidacy of the young Marcos who ran but lost the vice presidency in the 2016 elections. PHOTO BY ENRIQUE AGCAOILI
MARCOS LOYALISTS’ BET A poster of former senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. for president in 2022 looms large during the national convention of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan or KBL at Binangonan, Rizal on Sept. 24, 2021. The party, whose members are known Marcos loyalists, expressed support for the candidacy of the young Marcos who ran but lost the vice presidency in the 2016 elections. PHOTO BY ENRIQUE AGCAOILI