His father was a notorious dictator and his mother is best-known for herlavish shoe collection, but Ferdinand Marcos Jr does not believe his name is an impediment to seeking the highest office in the Philippines.
Mr Marcos, a senator in the national parliament, has dropped increasing hints that he plans to run for president in elections next year, saying this week that he was consulting with allies about his future.
And the younger Marcos made clear that he will embrace the legacy of his parents, Ferdinand and Imelda, who were turfed out of the presidential palace where he grew up in the People Power revolution of 1986.
In a television interview in Manila on Wednesday, he said that he believed his family had nothing for which to apologise. Instead, he ran through a series of achievements that he attributed to the Marcos era.
“What am I to say sorry about