Marcos-Duterte vs Robredo's 'proxy campaign'

By Dan Steinbock

May 02, 2022 12:06 am

The Philippine election is only days away. The highly popular President Duterte is likely to be succeeded by the Marcos campaign, which will build on his legacies.

DESPITE legal and political ploys against his campaign and assassination threats against his life, ex-senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., the son of the controversial president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (1965 to 1986), has consolidated his lead in the presidential polls (currently 57 percent of preferences). (See figure 1.)

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