BBM makes TIME's '100 Most Influential People of 2024'

President Marcos is among this year's 100 most influential people of Time magazine, which depicted him as someone who rewrote history but who has "elevated the Philippines on the world stage."

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Time's description of Marcos, the only Filipino in this year's list, was not flattering. It called the President's late father and namesake a dictator and attributed his 2022 electoral victory to the "whitewashing" of his family legacy and "clever" social media manipulation.

However, Time also cited his efforts to stabilize the post-pandemic economy, enhance the Philippines' image and stand up to China, which has sparked fears and tensions because of its aggressive actions in the South China Sea.

"For Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos to make history, he first needed to rewrite his nation's. His dictator father plundered billions of dollars from state coffers and stood accused of grievous humanrights violations until his ouster in 1986," an article written by Time correspondent Charlie Campbell read.

"Yet Bongbong's desire to rehabilitate the Marcos name has resulted in other shifts. He brought technocrats back into government, steadied the post-pandemic economy, and elevated the Philippines on the world stage," it added.