The namesake son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos appeared to have been elected Philippine president by a landslide in an astonishing reversal of the 1986 “People Power” pro-democracy revolt that booted his father into global infamy.https://t.co/NOSI6W6ZWJ
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) May 10, 2022
Bongbong Marcos is set to be the new president of #Philippines.
“What does he represent to me? Fear. The past. Unimaginable horror. Hopelessness,” first-time voter Garfin told @JCGotinga. “What the Philippines is losing is a shot at a better future.”https://t.co/S8FmbeWIGr
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by artappraiser on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 9:28am
How is Duterte doing? Is he okay?
by Orion on Wed, 05/11/2022 - 9:58pm
Google is your friend. He's term limited but now he's basically still in power
....His running mate, Sara Duterte, the daughter of the outgoing leader and mayor of southern Davao city.
The alliance of the scions of two authoritarian leaders combined the voting power of their families’ political strongholds in the north and south but compounded worries of human rights activists....
The next president will also likely face demands to prosecute outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte for thousands of killings during his anti-drug crackdown — deaths already under investigation by the International Criminal Court...
More here at Wikipedia section on 2022 elections
by artappraiser on Wed, 05/11/2022 - 10:36pm