Voting started in the Philippines on Monday in a presidential election that has shaped into a two-way race between the clear favourite Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his main rival Leni Robredo.
FERDINAND "BONGBONG" MARCOS JRThe namesake son of the late dictator, Marcos, 64, is a former governor, congressman and senator who has emerged as frontrunner with 56% support in the most recent opinion poll.Since returning to the Philippines in 1991 from exile after the dictator's removal, the Marcos family has sought to rebuild an image tainted by his often brutal rule and the plunder of billions of dollars from state coffers.
Marcos, who recently called his late father a "political genius", has denied claims of spreading misinformation. After condemning what she called "senseless killings" in Duterte's war on drugs, she was appointed his "drugs tsar", but he sacked her after just 18 days. She is running with Francis Pangilinan, a lawyer and senator, and the latest survey put her in second place, with support of 23%.
He is third in the polls on support of 7%, running with Jose Atienza, a congressman and former environment minister.
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