In a stunning reversal of his family's fortunes, the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos appears to have won the presidency of the Philippines.
Ferdinand Marcos ruled the Philippines with an iron fist. Now a TikTok disinformation campaign is propelling his son toward the presidency.and mass deception is tantamount to cheating your way to victory,” said the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law. “This is not acceptable.”
“If we’ll be fortunate, I’ll expect that your help will not wane, your trust will not wane, because we have a lot of things to do in the times ahead,” he said. The election winner will take office June 30 for a single six-year term as leader of a nation that has been hit hard by COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns and long-running problems of crushing poverty, gaping inequalities, Muslim and communist insurgencies, and deep political divisions.
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