For 'Marcos babies,' election highlights memories and meanings

Can long-forgotten political expressions make a comeback?

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Like father like son? For many Filipinos who lived through the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., left, the recent election of Ferdinand Jr. has stirred up a lot of ghosts. (Nikkei montage/photos by Getty Images)   

JOHANNA SON

I was a "Marcos baby," one of those Filipinos who grew up knowing only one president -- the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines from 1965 until his ouster in the "People Power" revolt of 1986.

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