Marcoses regain a Vote of Confidence
They’re back
By: Viswa Nathan
The victory of Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., popularly known as Bongbong, scored in the May 9 Philippine presidential election was no surprise. All pre-election opinion polls had predicted it. However, his lead over his nearest rival, the incumbent vice president Leni G. Robredo, was truly jaw-dropping. In the previous election six years ago,…
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