FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte once described him as a "weak leader" and a "spoiled brat." But as Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. began his six-year term as the country's 17th president, he made several promises and vowed to get things done.

The 64-year-old former senator committed to "[shed] the last bead of sweat or giving the last ounce of courage and sacrifice" for the Filipinos and try to spare the people from being burdened by "every difficult decision" he would make.

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