SUMMARY

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is one lucky president, indeed, probably luckier than any other – so far, anyway.

Gloria Arroyo had her own share of unusually good fortune, stepping up from vice-president to replace an impeached president in midterm (2001), then managing to stay on for a regular six-year term (up to 2010) – by a rigged vote. But after that she had to spend nearly four years in detention, charged with plunder, although again, a Supreme Court she had time to pack during her long presidency invalidated the case against her. 

Her home district has voted her to Congress multiple times, allowing her to keep no small measure of power, but in a power realignment recently, having picked the wrong side, she was marginalized from the coalition. Now 77 and little heard from lately, …

Source:https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/newspoint-the-lucky-one-ferdinand-marcos-jr/