Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr will be attending President-elect Rodrigo Duterte's inauguration on Thursday, June 30, to be held at the Rizal Hall in Malacañang Palace. Duterte's executive aide Bong Go and outgoing Davao del Norte 2nd District Representative Anton Lagdameo confirmed.
Go also confirmed that Imee Marcos, Bongbong's sister, has been invited to attend the ceremonies.
Duterte is known for his close ties to the Marcoses, especially the son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The incoming president is also firm in his stand to bury the former president to the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Duterte also previously mentioned that he was not keen on giving vice president-elect Leni Robredo, Bongbong Marcos' rival, a cabinet position.
Robredo won the vice presidential race by a slim margin of 263,473 votes, stemming allegations of cheating. Marcos is set to file an electoral protest against Robredo on Wednesday afternoon, June 29.
Duterte's camp earlier said that not having a joint inauguration would benefit Robredo, as she can then invite many guests to her oath-taking.
Duterte initially said he wanted to keep his inauguration ceremony simple and invite only 150 guests. So far, his guest list already has 627 names.
Source: Rappler
Image: CNN Philippines
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