Marcos Jr on verge of historic win as Philippine presidential campaign ends on Saturday (May 7)

Supporters of presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, wave national flags in Paranaque City, suburban Manila on Saturday, May 7, 2022, days ahead of the May 9 presidential election. - AFP

MANILA, May 7, 2022 (AFP): The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was set to address hundreds of thousands of supporters on Saturday on the final day of presidential election campaigning, as polls showed him heading towards a landslide win.

Victory in Monday's election would cap a decades-long effort to rehabilitate the Marcos legacy after the patriarch was deposed and the disgraced clan chased into US exile.