We like to say it, and we like to say it often: the fruit does not fall far from the tree.

It is a phrase we throw around to intervene in the narrative of political dynasties that reigns in this country. It is to point out how corrupt parents make for children who are exactly the same. We throw it against the Marcos children without thinking, like an answer to every question about their achievements, like a default conclusion for every discussion that might be had about them.

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