Bongbong Marcos’ Game of Thrones-

inspired birthday greeting to son draws

Someone tell Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos to stay away from the Game of Thrones (GoT)
references. It really isn’t a good look.

At least that’s what netizens thought about the birthday greeting he posted for son Sandro Marcos
on Thursday. While initial comments were supportive greetings for his son, netizen found the video
over the weekend and are now blasting it.

It shows Bongbong in Sabu, Ilocos Norte province sitting among “t he entire leadership of Ilocos
Norte” and greeting Sandro a happy birthday. The caption reads: “Happy Birthday from Ilocos
[Norte], Sandro! The North remembers you.”

Ilocos Norte is a province located in the northern Philippines, ergo Bongbong’s GoTreference. The
actual GoT phrase “The North remembers” is mainly used as a warning that those from the North
will get even with those who have wronged them.

There’s also an empty seat in the video, which Bongbong says is Sandro’s, implying that the 25-
year-old should join politics, just like other Marcos family members.

The Marcos family is one of the most controversial clans in Philippine politics. Their patriarch, the
late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was found to have stolen billions of dollarsfrom the Filipino people.

His wife, Imelda Marcos was also found guilty on seven counts of violation of the Anti -Graft and
Corrupt Practices Act by the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division in November but is currently out on bail.

There were also countless human rights violations while President Marcos was in power.

Still, they remain very influential, especially in Ilocos Norte where they still hold various political
positions, including Imelda who is a House representative.

Bongbong, a former senator even ran for vice president in 2016 — and was endorsed by President
Rodrigo Duterte — but eventually lost to Leni Robredo. He is still contesting the results to this
day. Bongbong’s sister Imee is currently running for Senate and ranks 7th to 15th places in the
polls.

READ: Imee Marcos is falsely claiming she graduated from Princeton, says university’s
student paper

So while Bongbong’s video seemed lighthearted, it drew a backlash from Filipino netizens who
brought out their own witty GoT references.

Twitter user @gboghong1 said: “I’m from the north and I wish to be excluded from this narrative.”