MANILA: Days after clinching a landslide victory in one of the most divisive presidential elections in the history of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos now faces the challenge of fulfilling his campaign promise to unite the country. Marcos, the son and namesake of the late dictator, is set to take over from President Rodrigo Duterte as the country’s leader for the next six
MANILA: Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Thursday he would seek to tighten ties with the US after President Joe Biden called him with congratulations on winning the Philippine presidential election. Biden was one of the first world leaders to acknowledge Marcos’s victory in Monday’s poll. While counting is still underway, the son and namesake of the late Philippine
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Political analyst Ramon Casiple (File photo) MANILA - Political dynasties, not parties dominate this year's elections because wealth and power is concentrated among certain families, veteran political analyst Ramon Casiple said Tuesday. In an interview over PTV-4, Casiple said it would take some time before a law banning families from holding multiple elective posts is passed because lawmakers quickly quash measures introduced in Congress. "Walang lumitaw na pangalan na political party hindi kagaya nung panahon may Nacionalista Party, Liberal Party. Ang tumatambad sa atin ngayon ay mga pamilya. Kaya yung tatakbo sa ganitong family suportado ng ibang family, ganyan ang naging kalakaran ng ating eleksyon ngayon (There were no names of political parties that appeared unlike before we had Nacionalista Party, Liberal Party. Now, we have families. That's what election is like now)," he said. Casiple said a political dynasty's endorsement of a national candidate could al