A fake video showing the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. supposedly questioning the moral values of people who would elect a tax evader for president is making the rounds online.
In the manipulated video, Marcos Sr.’s photo was animated to make it look like he was saying:
“What is unity if your people have no moral values? Halimbawa, ‘yung kapitbahay mo ay tax evader, tumakbong presidente, binoto mo. Anong klaseng tao ka?
(For example, your neighbor who is a tax evader ran for president, and you voted for them. What kind of person are you?)
Unity is the campaign slogan of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., who is eyeing the presidency 36 years after their family fled the country amid a civil resistance movement demanding his father’s ouster.
The comment about voting for a tax evader is in reference to Bongbong Marcos’ 1997 conviction for tax evasion over non-filing of income tax returns.
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