HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Votes from registered overseas Filipino voters on Guam and the Northern Marianas reflected the overall results of Monday s Philippine presidential elections, with Ferdinand "Bongbong"
The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos commanded a massive early lead in yesterday’s presidential election, according to an unofficial tally of results that pointed to a historic landslide victory.
Nearly 40 years after his namesake father was deposed by a popular revolt and his family chased into exile, Ferdinand Marcos Jr was seen doubling the tally of his nearest rival.
With more than 60 percent of the nation’s precincts reporting, Marcos Jr had garnered more than 20 million votes, to liberal candidate Leni Robredo’s 9.4 million.
In the Philippines, the winner only has to receive more votes than any other candidate.
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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok posts circulating ahead of the Philippines' polls on May 9 claim voters are required to present proof of Covid vaccination or a negative coronavirus test in order to vote. This is false: voters only need to wear a face mask to vote, according to the country's elections agency Comelec. The video featured in the posts watched over a