Philippine presidential runner-up Robredo vows to 'fight lies'

Philippine Vice-President Leni Robredo greeting supporters during a thanksgiving rally in Manila on May 13, 2022. - AFP

Manila, May 13, 2022 (AFP): Philippine presidential runner-up Leni Robredo vowed Friday to focus on "fighting lies" as she urged supporters to accept election results showing the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos had won by a landslide.

Robredo was the last obstacle to the Marcos family completing a decades-long climb back to the peak of power in the country they left impoverished when they were ousted in 1986.