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Philippines heads into the most divisive presidential election in decades

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Country faces the prospect of a once unthinkable return to rule of the Marcos family

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The election pits Vice-President Leni Robredo against former senator and congressman Ferdinand Marcos, the son and namesake of a dictator whose 20-year rule ended in a public revolt and his family’s humiliating retreat into exile. Robredo, a former human rights lawyer and staunch liberal, has pledged to improve education and welfare, fight poverty and improve market competition if elected.

His supporters and social media influencers have dismissed narratives of plunder, cronyism and brutality under the martial law of his late father as lies peddled by opponents, presenting what his critics say is a different version of history. The Marcos camp has denied running misinformation campaigns.

Mass rallies took place across the capital Manila on Saturday in a festival-like finale to the campaigns. About 65-million Filipinos are eligible to vote to decide on a successor to Duterte after his six years in power.

 

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