Voting for the Philippine president and vice president will take place tomorrow (9).
Bong Bong, 64, the son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, is the leading candidate for the presidency and vice presidency, with six candidates each, according to opinion polls.
Bong Bong has pledged to address the economic and health crisis facing the Philippines and to strengthen the country. Bongbong is the only son of Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda. Ferdinand Marcos is seen as a dictator who oppressed the people, and Imelda is seen as a First Lady who is ‘satisfied’ with the people’s money. She is still alive.
Bongbong, an Oxford graduate, currently represents the PEP Philippine National Party. Bongbong was married in 1993. He has three children. He was the Deputy Governor of Ilocos Note Province from 1980 to 1983 and the Governor of Ilocos Node from 1998 to 2007. Bongbong also represented the Philippine Senate from 2010 to 2016.
According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the term of office of one president is only six years. Accordingly, the current Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not hold another term. However, according to the Philippine constitution, the vice president can apply for the presidency at the end of his term.
Accordingly, Duterte’s second in command and vice president, Lenny Robredo, will run for president tomorrow (9).
(AFP)
