Voting started in the Philippines on Monday in a presidential election that has shaped into a two-way race between the clear favorite Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr., and his main rival Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo.
THE SECOND round of the Comelec-sanctioned presidential debates for the 2022 elections held April 3 was attended by nine of 10 candidates. The only one absent was Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr., who also skipped the first round. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN
Since returning to the Philippines in 1991 from exile after the dictator’s removal, the Marcos family has sought to rebuild an image tainted by his often brutal rule and the plunder of billions of dollars from state coffers. Mr. Marcos, who recently called his late father a “political genius”, has denied claims of spreading misinformation.
The former human rights lawyer narrowly defeated Mr. Marcos in the contest to be vice president in 2016. She quit the role of Mr. Duterte’s housing minister after being excluded from cabinet meetings to become one of his staunchest critics. A win for Ms. Robredo would make her her the third woman to lead the Philippines after democracy champion Corazon Aquino in 1986 and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2001.
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