Marcos-Duterte in Landslide Win

Volume 3, Issue No. 51

OPINION/COMMENTARY

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Our latest as of Tuesday, May 10, 2022 

~ A huge turnout of an estimated 67 million voters appears to propel the scions of two political families in the Philippines to the two highest public offices in the land, the presidency and vice presidency, according to the latest unofficial results from the capital Manila. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte are poised to notch a historic landslide win in the May 9, 2022 elections.

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PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT

Unofficial Tally: It's Marcos and Duterte

By ROMEO P. MARQUEZ 

Editor, The Filipino Web Channel

TORONTO -  A landslide win appears imminent for the scions of two political families - Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte - in the race for president and vice president of the Philippines, unofficial results showed Tuesday, a day after a huge turnout of the more than 67 million registered voters.

Marcos, the 64-year-old former senator and namesake son of the former strongman who was deposed in 1986, had amassed 58.8 percent of the votes, according to the latest unofficial figures. 

His running mate for vice president, the 43-year-old Sara Duterte, mayor of Davao City and daughter of current President Rodrigo Duterte, had collected 61.1 percent of the votes.

While the counting has not concluded yet, Marcos, without claiming victory, already thanked the nation for supporting him and Ms. Duterte in a video released by his campaign office. 

Marcos would succeed Ms. Duterte's father in the presidency for a single six-year term starting on June 30. Sara Duterte, on the other hand, would replace the incumbent Leni Robredo as vice president. Robredo was Marcos' closest rival in the presidential contest, collecting nearly half the votes for Marcos. (Copyright 2022. All Rights Reserved).