12K views · 491 reactions | WATCH: President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on the proposed Maharlika sovereign wealth fund. Marcos says setting up a sovereign wealth fund is advantageous to the Philippines. In his first public statement on the Maharlika fund, Marcos tells reporters in Belgium that the country needs more investments. | via Alexis Romero | Philippine Star | Facebook

151K views · 8.3K reactions | With Ferdinand Marcos Jnr expected to be declared the winner of the May 9 Philippine presidential election, the win is also being seen as a victory for China. | South China Morning Post | Facebook

131K views · 2.5K reactions | President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. acknowledges the contribution of the media during the campaign at a Thanksgiving dinner by Team Alyansa at Bagong Pilipinas Headquarters in Mandaluyong City on Saturday. "I know we wished we had better results, but you know, we live to fight another day. Now it is time, I think, to put all the politics aside," he says in his speech. (Video by Noel Pabalate/The Philippine STAR) | Philippine Star | Facebook