With Bongbong Marcos currently preparing to become president of the Philippines, the country's most controversial political clan is firmly back at the pinnacle of power once more.

Bongbong's triumph marks 36 years since the revolution that ousted his brutal dictator father Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the nation with an iron fist – and embezzled billions in the process.

Read on to discover the remarkable story of the Marcos family's rise, fall, and rise again. All dollar amounts in US dollars.