The Philippines is on the verge of electing the son of a dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, and the daughter of strongman Rodrigo Duterte. Here’s what you need to know about today’s election.
MANILA (Reuters) -Street vendor Nellie Baraquio will cast a ballot in a presidential election in the Philippines for the first time on Monday, and the campaign sticker on her worn-out ice box leaves little doubt about who is getting her vote.
Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is expected to return his family to power in the Philippines’ presidential elections, 36 years after his dictator father was forced into exile.
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Former political prisoner Cristina Bawagan still has the dress she wore the day she was arrested, tortured and sexual.