[ANALYSIS] High noon for Marcos

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This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. Two years into Marcos’ presidency, escalating tension in the West Philippine Sea tests his leadership In an interview, former president Ferdinand Marcos once described his children this way: Imee was his “intellectual twin” and Irene was “everybody’s sweetheart.” When it came to Bongbong, Ferdinand Jr., journalist Paulynn Sicam recalls that the dictator paused and said, “He has, um, good muscle coordination.” He then added that “like his mother,” Bongbong liked to party. Bongbong has come a long way from the party-loving son disparaged...