Marcos return looms large as Philippines remembers 'People Power'

Dictator's son appears poised to retake power 36 years after father's ouster

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Filipinos mark the anniversary of 1986 People Power movement in Manila on Friday. (Photo by Jilson Tiu) 

CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- Protesters chanted "Never again!" to commemorate the 1986 "People Power" revolution, the mass uprising that overthrew Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and ended his two-decade rule.

But some demonstrators in Manila on Friday warn that history is at risk of being turned upside down.

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