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Philippine elections

Marcos visits dictator father's grave, but seeks break with past

'Judge me not by my ancestors, but by my actions,' he says via spokesman

Philippine president-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., left, on Wednesday visited the grave of his late father, former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Getty Images) 

MANILA -- A day after winning Monday's Philippine presidential election in a landslide, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. visited the grave of his father -- the dictator with whom he shares the same name -- at the Heroes' Cemetery in Metro Manila.

"The young Marcos is grateful to the Filipino people for giving him the landslide victory and to his father who have been his inspiration throughout his life and taught him the value and meaning of true leadership," read the caption on the photographs released Wednesday.

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