Philippine presidential candidates in final push to woo voters


  • World
  • Tuesday, 03 May 2022

Philippine Vice-President and presidential candidate Leni Robredo greets supporters during a campaign rally in Baguio City, Benguet province, Philippines, May 2, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine presidential candidates will hold final election rallies this week as the campaign enters its homestretch, in a contest that has shaped into a two-way race between frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his main rival Leni Robredo.

Marcos, the son and namesake of the ousted dictator who ruled the country for two decades, has a wide lead in polls over the incumbent vice president, Robredo, ahead of the May 9 ballot.

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