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On May 9, the Philippines will vote to elect a new president for the next 6 years. This will be a fiercely contested race as they seek to succeed Rodrigo Duterte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does the Election System Work?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Each voter has one vote per election. The voter is free to combine their tickets. The most votes will decide the president and vice president; there will be no run-off election. The president and vice president may come from different parties. Suppose two or more candidates obtain an equal number of votes. In that case, they are elected by the Senate and House of Representatives, voting separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are the Presidential Candidates?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Partido Federal Ng Pilipinas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Born<\/strong>: September 13, 1957<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, known as Bongbong Marcos (BBM), is a Filipino politician. He served as a senator from 2010 to 2016. He is the son of the former president, dictator, and kleptocrat Ferdinand Marcos Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bongbong Marcos’s father declared martial law throughout the nation in September 1972 due to mounting protests from civil rights advocates and threats of communist insurgency. According to Amnesty International, approximately 70,000 “enemies of the state” were detained; 34,000 were tortured, and more than 1,300 were murdered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bongbong Marco went on to study philosophy, politics, and economics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford (PPE). Marcos claims that he graduated from Oxford, despite Oxford declaring in 2015 that he never finished his education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following is a list of government jobs BBM has held throughout the years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 2010-2016: Senator of the Philippines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 2007-2010: Congressman, Ilocos Norte (2nd District)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 1998-2007: Governor, Ilocos Norte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 1992-1995: Congressman, Ilocos Norte (2nd District)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 1983-1986: Governor, Ilocos Norte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 1980-1983: Vice-Governor, Ilocos Norte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a legislator, BBM was credited with drafting several landmark laws, including the Philippine Archipelagic Baselines Law (R.A. 9522). This essential piece of legislation determines what constitutes the Philippine territorial sea due to ongoing worldwide conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBM took advantage of Iloilo’s natural resources, turning Ilocos Norte into a first-class province while he was governor. BBM revolutionized both agricultural and tourism sectors in Ilocos Norte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBM promotes the use of renewable energy for sustainable development and builds wind farms in various parts of the province to preserve Ilocos Norte’s energy supply and that of the rest of Luzon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marco’s family were also accused of stealing up to $10 billion from the government’s funds, which they denied even though authorities have already recovered more than $3.3 billion in unexplained money. Bongbong Marcos was convicted for tax evasion in 1997 and did not go to jail as the appeals court modified the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara Duterte (Vice-President Candidate)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Born<\/strong>: May 31 1978 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inday Sara (Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who has served as the mayor of Davao City. She is the daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duterte attended San Pedro College, where she received a bachelor’s degree in respiratory therapy and graduated in 1999. She later completed her degree in law at the San Sebastian College \u2013 Recoletos in May 2005. In 2005, Duterte passed the Philippine Bar Examination. She spent a few months working as a court attorney for Associate Justice Romeo Callejo Sr.’s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Duterte’s administration, Davao is the eighth richest city in the country, moving up one position from the prior year. The Department of Trade and Industry ranked Davao as the fourth most urbanized city in 2021, based on economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure, and resiliency measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following is a list of her work experience :<\/p>\n\n\n\n