MANILA, Philippines --- Presidential candidate former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was asked on Saturday in the presidential interview of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) if he was a Machiavellian. Marcos, who did not answer the question categorically at first, said: "Am I Machiavellian? Well, I've studied him quite thoroughly, and I know very many Machiavellians in my life." Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Machiavellian as "marked by cunning, duplicity, or bad faith." The word comes from the surname of Niccol Machiavelli who wrote the political treatise "The Prince." Professor Clarita Carlos, one of the panelists who posed the question, clarified th...
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