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   GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) (greenskyoverme@ohai.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jun-2026 20:57:59 JST GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

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   • Kara Goldfinch

   @KaraLG84 The internet says it’s a nickname from his childhood that comes from „traditional bamboo water container called a bumbong“ … that’s not super illuminating

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     Kara Goldfinch (karalg84@dragonscave.space)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jun-2026 20:58:00 JST Kara Goldfinch

     Just briefly looked at Wikipedia's article on Bongbong Marcos to try to find out why he's called Bongbong. It's a nickname is all the info I got. I guess it must mean something in Filipino.