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The Supreme Court ruled that the President has the power under the Constitution to bar former President Ferdinand Marcos and his family from returning to the Philippines from exile. The Court found that the President did not act arbitrarily or with grave abuse of discretion in determining their return would pose a serious threat to national security and welfare. However, four justices dissented, arguing that Marcos had a right as a citizen to return home, and the government failed to prove his return would

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