MANILA, May 7 ― The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was set to address hundreds of thousands of supporters today on the final day of presidential election campaigning, as polls show him heading towards a landslide win.
The Marcoses' remarkable return from pariahs to the peak of political power has been fuelled by public anger over corruption and poverty that persisted under governments that followed the dictatorship. Previous administrations, including Duterte's, have tried to amend the constitution drafted after the elder Marcos was ousted in 1986.But the latest poll by Pulse Asia Research showed Marcos Jr on 56 per cent ― 33 percentage points ahead of his nearest rival Leni Robredo, who narrowly beat him in the 2016 vice-presidential race.
He has instead posted folksy videos on YouTube that seek to present him and his wealthy family as regular Filipinos, and taken softball questions from celebrity interviewers.