HE was maligned as an undeserving heir to the Marcos political dynasty, a weakling. But as things go now, he may have proven his critics wrong.

Prejudged as a mere version 2.0 of his father and his predecessor, both of whom are imaged as strongmen who many accuse to have violated human rights, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is coming out as both a liberal and a nationalist in so many aspects.

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