Philippine election 2022

Philippine voters began casting their ballots in a presidential election that could see the only son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos take ...

Voting was underway in the Philippines Monday to elect a new president, with the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to win the ...

In the Philippines the winner only has to get more votes than anyone else. After a bitter campaign season, polls showed Marcos Jr heading for a landslide. He had a double-digit lead over Robredo in the latest surveys and she will need a low turnout or a late surge of support to get over the line.

MANILA — Millions headed to the polls early Monday to vote for a new Philippine president, with the late dictator's son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., ...

A public-interest lawyer and former congresswoman, she narrowly defeated Marcos for the vice presidency in 2016. They returned to the Philippines in the 1990s. She has been the prime target of disinformation operations and lags behind Marcos by 33 points. Marcos and his running mate, Sara Duterte-Carpio, Davao City mayor and daughter of the incumbent president, enjoy a significant lead over their opponents, according to the latest polls. The family fled to Hawaii, where they lived in exile, after the 1986 People Power revolution. Presidents serve only a single term and are elected separately from the vice president.

Son of Philippines' late dictator tipped to win presidency as Filipinos head to the polls to elect a new leader.

Instead, the incumbent vice president queued for nearly two hours to vote in Magarao, a poor municipality outside Naga City in Souther Luzon, where her family owns property. In addition to the president, many Filipinos will be voting for a range of candidates including legislators, senators, and local leaders. “This election is really a good versus evil campaign,” University of the Philippines Diliman political scientist Aries Arugay told Al Jazeera. “It’s quite clear. We are scared of Marcos Jr. coming back to power, especially paired with Sara Duterte,” she also said. He has hailed his late father’s “genius” leadership, and avoided media interviews and debates. Then, a bell rang to signal the opening of polls and the voters started coming in. “I’m feeling really anxious. “I couldn’t vote in the last elections because of uncertainty in my overseas location for work, but I try to vote when I can. Counting of ballots will begin right away. He is the son and namesake of his father who ruled the Philippines as a dictator until he was forced from office and into exile in a popular uprising in 1986. The contest has shaped into a two-way race between Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr and the current Vice President Leni Robredo. The pair had previously faced off in the vice presidential race in 2016, with Marcos losing to Robredo at the time. Top contenders in Monday’s vote are Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the Philippines’ late dictator, and the current Vice President Leni Robredo.

Philippine voters streamed to polling stations on Monday, with the prospect of a once-unthinkable return to rule of a member of the Marcos family, ...

His daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, is tipped to win the vice presidency. The Marcos camp has denied running misinformation campaigns. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Around 18,000 posts, from the vice presidency, seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives to mayors, governors and councillors are also up for grabs.

The son of a former dictator may win more than half the votes to become the first presidential candidate to secure an absolute majority in decades, ...

More than 60,000 security personnel have been deployed to protect polling stations and election workers. Three security guards were also killed in Buluan municipality on restive Mindanao island in the southern Philippines on Monday when gunmen opened fire at a polling station, according to AFP news agency. Both Bongbong and Sara Duterte have said they are best qualified to "unify" the country. Elections in the Philippines are frequently marred by violence. During the campaign, Marcos has tried to recast his father's legacy as comparable to former U.S. president John F. Kennedy's family in its glamor. Robredo, a 57-year-old lawyer and economist, will need a low turnout or a late surge of support to score an upset.

Voters in the Philippines are choosing their next leader, senators, representatives and thousands of local office holders Monday.

In 2009, gunmen deployed by the family of southern Maguindanao province’s then-governor massacred 58 people, including 32 journalists, in an attack on an election convoy that shocked the world. The daughter of a trial court judge, Robredo does not belong to any of the prominent families that have dominated Philippine politics for generations, and is running as an independent propped by a network of campaign volunteers. Married to a lawyer, with whom he has three sons, he has stayed away from controversies, including a past tax conviction and the Marcos family’s refusal to pay a huge estate tax. His mother, Imelda Marcos, twice unsuccessfully attempted to retake the seat of power after returning with her children to the Philippines from exile in the United States, where her husband died in 1989. The International Criminal Court has been investigating the killings of thousands of mostly poor petty drug suspects as a possible crime against humanity. A triumph by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would be a stunning reversal of the 1986 pro-democracy uprising that booted his father from office into global infamy.

The vice president has been an outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte and a frequent target of his insults. She is the only woman on the ballot for ...

In a Bloomberg poll that asked investors and analysts who they thought would be the best person to lead the economy, Mr. Marcos came in near the bottom. Leni Robredo, who was elected separately from Mr. Duterte, is an outspoken critic of the president and a frequent target of his insults. Little is known about the economic plans of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the front-runner. Mr. Marcos, known by his boyhood nickname, “Bongbong,” served as vice governor, governor and congressman in Ilocos Norte, the family stronghold, for most of the period between the 1980s and 2010. Mr. Marcos’s main rival is Vice President Leni Robredo, who defeated him in a close election six years ago. In an interview, Tricia Robredo, one of Ms. Robredo’s daughters, said her mother had been reluctant to run because she had told her family that she would not run for office again. The family is accused of looting as much as $10 billion from the government before fleeing to Hawaii in 1986, when the peaceful “ People Power” protests toppled the Marcos regime. In 2016, she beat Mr. Marcos narrowly to win the vice presidency. The Philippines is the only U.S. treaty ally bordering the South China Sea, a vital maritime shipping route and the site of various territorial disputes between Beijing and several countries in Southeast Asia. During his presidential campaign, he has portrayed himself as a unifier, while false narratives online reimagine his father’s regime as a “ golden era” in the nation’s history. In this archipelago nation of 110 million people, major election issues include climate change and the economy. Mr. Duterte is limited to a single six-year term under the Constitution.

In a polarising campaign between frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of the late dictator, and a human rights lawyer who has vowed to fight old, ...

The counting of votes will begin as soon as the polls shut, and the winner has previously been determined within hours. In a polarising campaign between frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of the late dictator, and a human rights lawyer who has vowed to fight old, corrupt politics, polls in the Philippines opened on Monday to elect the country's next president. Philippines Election 2022: Voters streamed to polling stations on Monday, with the prospect of a once-unthinkable return to rule of a member of the Marcos family, 36 years after strongman Ferdinand Marcos was ousted in a "people power" uprising.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — More than three decades after a largely peaceful “People Power” revolt overthrew Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, ...

In 2009, gunmen deployed by the family of southern Maguindanao province’s then-governor massacred 58 people, including 32 journalists, in an attack on an election convoy that shocked the world. The daughter of a trial court judge, Robredo does not belong to any of the prominent families that have dominated Philippine politics for generations, and is running as an independent propped by a network of campaign volunteers. Aside from the presidency, more than 18,000 government posts will be contested in the elections, including half of the 24-member Senate, more than 300 seats in the House of Representatives, as well as provincial and local offices across the archipelago of more than 109 million Filipinos. About 67 million are registered to cast their ballot. By clicking submit, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy. Married to a lawyer, with whom he has three sons, he has stayed away from controversies, including a past tax conviction and the Marcos family’s refusal to pay a huge estate tax. Her advocacies center on defending human rights and empowering the poor partly by teaching them their legal rights. His mother, Imelda Marcos, twice unsuccessfully attempted to retake the seat of power after returning with her children to the Philippines from exile in the United States, where her husband died in 1989. Marcos Jr. has defended his father’s legacy and steadfastly refuses to apologize for and acknowledge the atrocities and plunder during the dictatorship. The International Criminal Court has been investigating the killings of thousands of mostly poor petty drug suspects as a possible crime against humanity. The winner of May 9, Monday's vote will inherit a sagging economy, poverty and deep divisions, as well as calls to prosecute outgoing leader Rodrigo Duterte for thousands of deaths as part of a crackdown on illegal drugs. A triumph by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would be a stunning reversal of the 1986 pro-democracy uprising that booted his father from office into global infamy. Presidential hopeful, former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the son of the late dictator, talks to the crowd during a campaign rally in Quezon City, Philippines on April 13, 2022.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — More than three decades after a largely peaceful “People Power” revolt overthrew Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, his ...

In 2009, gunmen deployed by the family of southern Maguindanao province’s then-governor massacred 58 people, including 32 journalists, in an attack on an election convoy that shocked the world. The daughter of a trial court judge, Robredo does not belong to any of the prominent families that have dominated Philippine politics for generations, and is running as an independent propped by a network of campaign volunteers. Married to a lawyer, with whom he has three sons, he has stayed away from controversies, including a past tax conviction and the Marcos family’s refusal to pay a huge estate tax. His mother, Imelda Marcos, twice unsuccessfully attempted to retake the seat of power after returning with her children to the Philippines from exile in the United States, where her husband died in 1989. The International Criminal Court has been investigating the killings of thousands of mostly poor petty drug suspects as a possible crime against humanity. A triumph by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would be a stunning reversal of the 1986 pro-democracy uprising that booted his father from office into global infamy.

About 65.7 million registered voters across the country cast their ballots to replace populist leader Rodrigo Duterte, who steps down after six years. For the ...

On that occasion Marcos Jr lost, despite leading in the polls for most of the race. Marcos Sr died in exile three years later, but his family returned in 1991 and became wealthy, influential politicians, with successive family members representing their dynastic stronghold of Ilocos Norte. As well as the lives of the people, every place in the country should be peaceful. Despite his record on human rights and the Covid-19 pandemic, which made the country's hunger crisis worse "For me, it's about addressing criminality, people's security, and the security of the country. "Our situation is not good now, the prices of goods are too high.