Loud and clear: People taking part in a rally calling for a honest election in Manila, ahead of the May 9 presidential election. — AFP
The son and namesake of the Philippines’ late dictator Ferdinand Marcos is on track to win the presidential poll, after a massive misinformation campaign whitewashed the family’s past and smeared his main rival.
Leni Robredo, the incumbent vice-president, is the last obstacle to the controversial clan achieving their goal of returning to the presidential palace they fled in disgrace in 1986 following a popular uprising.
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