Marcos Jr. returns to Hawaii as president

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. visited Honolulu, Hawaii, marking his first public return to the place where his family was exiled following the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution.

He expressed gratitude to the Filipino diaspora for their support, stating that his family would "never forget" their experiences and that their exile might have been worse without this help.

Marcos recalled his mother's request to thank those who assisted them, emphasizing that they arrived with "nothing but the clothes on their back" and fled in a C17 transport aircraft.

The President met with enthusiastic Filipinos at the Hawaii Convention Center, a significant location for people from the Ilocos region, the Marcos family's home province.

During his visit, Marcos also planned to visit the Indo Pacific Command.

He noted the poignant significance of returning to Hawaii as President, a sentiment shared by his mother, Imelda Marcos.

The phrase "never forget" used by the President is also a common protest phrase associated with his father, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.