Philippines Vice-Presidential candidate BongBong Marcos talks to supporters during an election campaign in the mountain resort of Baguio city in northern Philippines April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
MANILA (Reuters) - For the son and namesake of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, winning the vice presidency in next week's election is as much about restoring his family's tainted image as it is about making the country a better place.
"Bongbong", as Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is known, has been leading most opinion polls ahead of the May 9 election, marking the revival of a name synonymous with martial law, torture and billions of dollars of plundered wealth. A poll published on Wednesday had him slipping to second place for the first time, but he was just two points behind Congresswoman Leni Robredo.
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