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Philippine presidential runner-up Robredo vows to ‘fight lies’

Philippine

Leni Robredo, the Philippines’ presidential runner-up, vowed Friday to focus on “fighting lies,” urging supporters to accept election results showing the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos won by a landslide. Robredo was the final hurdle in the Marcos family’s decades-long ascent back to the pinnacle of power in the country they left impoverished when … Read more

Dictator’s son Marcos holds runaway lead in Philippine presidential poll

Philippine

On Tuesday, the son of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos won a historic landslide victory in the country’s presidential election, defying fears that he would erode the country’s already shaky democracy. According to an unofficial assessment of results, Ferdinand Marcos Jr received nearly twice as many votes as his nearest challenger, some 40 years after … Read more