Twitter suspends hundreds of accounts promoting Philippines' Marcos

FILE PHOTO: Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, his wife, Louise (L) and his sister Imee (R) smile upon arrival at the Supreme Court in Padre Faura, Metro Manila, Philippines April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo

MANILA (Reuters) - Twitter said on Friday it had suspended hundreds of accounts that were promoting Philippines presidential election candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr, which it said had violated rules on spam and manipulation.

Veteran politician Marcos https://reut.rs/3cgfgEC, 64, the son of the late dictator overthrown in a 1986 "people power" revolution, has emerged as the lead candidate https://reut.rs/3tUeUxc ahead of the May vote.