Philippines' Marcos "ready" for presidency, nominates Duterte's daughter for cabinet

Philippines election winner Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday he would "hit the ground running" as president and was looking very carefully at candidates for his economic team, with infrastructure, jobs and energy prices his priorities.

"If the proclamation pushes through later this month, we have to be ready. We are already talking about the appointments," Marcos told a news conference.

He had said very little about his objectives during his campaign, focusing on an ambiguous message of unity in a country that has long been divided in its opinions of the Marcos family and its far-reaching political influence.

Marcos, the son and namesake of the late dictator who ruled for 20 years before his 1986 overthrow, said his first nominee for his cabinet was Sara Duterte-Carpio, his vice-presidential running mate and daughter of incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte.

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