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Apr 25, 2022 · With Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ineligible for reelection, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.—widely known as “Bongbong”—is poised to win a landslide victory at the polls on May 9.
May 8, 2022 · Why the 2022 Philippines election is so significant. There are 10 candidates vying to replace Rodrigo Duterte as president, but only two really matter. Filipinos will choose a new president, vice...
- Al Jazeera Staff
- Who Is The Presidential Front-Runner?
- What About His Challenger?
- Who Are The Other Candidates?
- What's at Stake?
While the candidate list includes 10 people, as the campaign winds down, it has mostly become a two-way race between incumbent Vice-President Leni Robredo and Ferdinand (Bongbong) Marcos Jr., a former senator and son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The latest public opinion polls put Marcos Jr., 64, comfortably in the lead. His running mate,...
Leni Robredo, a former human rights lawyer, has built her campaign around trying to counter the Marcos social media machine — and the name recognition that comes with his political dynasty. She and her team take pride in running a grassroots campaign powered by volunteers, some going house to house to talk directly to voters. While Robredo, 57, is ...
Some of the other candidates in the election have made the run-up to the vote an exciting one for Filipinos, including celebrity and world champion boxer Manny Pacquiao. Although his numbers show him trailing in the polls, Pacquiao is a household name in the Philippines and around the world. He won a senate seat in the country in 2016. Pacquiao's p...
The next president of the Philippines will face a long list of issues that could define the country's future for years to come: rebuilding the economy after the pandemic wiped out millions of jobs, charting a foreign policy amidst territorial threats from China and future-proofing against looming crises, like climate change. To Coronel, who will be...
May 9, 2022 · May 9 (Reuters) - Voting started in the Philippines on Monday to decide thousands of positions across the archipelago, including who will take over from Rodrigo Duterte and become its president...
May 27, 2024 · The Philippine Senate has a new leadership after Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri quit his post to give way to new Senate President Francis Escudero.
Aug 18, 2021 · His bold decision has opened the way for other local chief executives to jump start their presidential ambitions even if their initial political base is quite small.
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Nov 28, 2021 · Political dynasties in the Philippines are nothing new. Richard Heydarian, an expert on Philippine politics, says they are such a dominant feature in the country that between 70% and 90% of...
