Bongbong Marcos
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- 1975Graduated from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford with a Special Diploma in Social Studies
- 1975Failed to complete his undergraduate degree at Oxford University despite claiming to have earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- 1980Elected as Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte at the age of 23
- 1983Became Governor of Ilocos Norte, serving three terms
- 1986Faced allegations of involvement in the misuse of $5 million worth of Japanese war reparations meant for Ilocos Norte
- 1992Elected to the House of Representatives, representing the 2nd District of Ilocos Norte
- 1995Convicted of tax evasion for failure to file income tax returns from 1982 to 1985
- 2007Returned to the House of Representatives for a second term
- 2007Implicated in the "Hello Garci" election fraud scandal during the 2004 presidential elections
- 2010Elected to the Senate of the Philippines, placing 7th overall
- 2011Accused of benefiting from ill-gotten wealth amassed during his father's regime
- 2015Criticized for downplaying human rights abuses committed during his father's martial law era
- 2016Ran for Vice President of the Philippines, finishing as the first runner-up
- 2016Lost the vice-presidential election amid allegations of electoral fraud
- 2018Won an electoral protest case before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal
- 2018Fined and disqualified from holding public office for failing to file income tax returns while in office
- 2020Spread misinformation about COVID-19, claiming it was a "man-made" virus
- 2021Announced candidacy for President of the Philippines
- 2022Won the presidential election with over 31 million votes, the highest number in Philippine electoral history
- 2022Faced widespread criticism for refusing to acknowledge and apologize for human rights violations during his father's presidency
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