{"id":444620,"date":"2022-05-10T12:07:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T09:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/marcos-jr-wins-philippine-presidency-beats-duterte\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T12:07:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T09:07:53","slug":"marcos-jr-wins-philippine-presidency-beats-duterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/marcos-jr-wins-philippine-presidency-beats-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"#Marcos Jr. wins Philippine presidency, beats Duterte"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3688f54b7ec\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3688f54b7ec\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/marcos-jr-wins-philippine-presidency-beats-duterte\/#%E2%80%9CMarcos_Jr_wins_Philippine_presidency_beats_Duterte%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Marcos Jr. wins Philippine presidency, beats Duterte&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMarcos_Jr_wins_Philippine_presidency_beats_Duterte%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Marcos Jr. wins Philippine presidency, beats Duterte&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22130112038090.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The namesake son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to have been elected Philippine president by a landslide in an astonishing reversal of the 1986 \u201cPeople Power\u201d pro-democracy revolt that ousted his father.<\/p>\n<p>Marcos Jr. had more than 30.8 million votes in the unofficial results with more than 97% of the votes tabulated as of Tuesday afternoon. His nearest challenger, Vice President Leni Robredo, a champion of human rights, had 14.7 million votes in Monday\u2019s election, and boxing great Manny Pacquiao appeared to have the third highest total with 3.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>His running mate, Sara Duterte, the daughter of the outgoing leader and mayor of southern Davao city, had a formidable lead in the separate vice presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>The alliance of the scions of two authoritarian leaders combined the voting power of their families\u2019 political strongholds in the north and south but compounded worries of human rights activists.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of anti-Marcos protesters rallied at the Commission on Elections, blaming the agency for the breakdown of vote-counting machines and other issues that prevented people from casting their votes. Elections officials said the impact of the malfunctioning machines was minimal.<\/p>\n<p>A group of activists, who suffered under the dictatorship said it was enraged by Marcos\u2019s apparent victory and would oppose it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA possible win based on a campaign built on blatant lies, historical distortions and mass deception is tantamount to cheating your way to victory,\u201d said the group Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law, or CARMMA. \u201cThis is not acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Etta Rosales, a former Commission on Human Rights chairwoman, who was twice arrested and tortured under martial law in the 1970s, said Marcos Jr.\u2019s apparent victory drove her to tears but would not stop her from continuing efforts to hold the Marcoses to account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just one among the many who were tortured; others were killed, I was raped. We suffered under the Marcos regime in the fight for justice and freedom and this happens,\u201d Rosales said.<\/p>\n<p>Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte avoided volatile issues during their campaign and steadfastly stuck instead to a battle cry of national unity, even though their fathers\u2019 presidencies opened some of the most turbulent divisions in the country\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Marcos Jr. has not claimed victory but thanked his supporters in a late-night \u201caddress to the nation\u201d video, where he urged them to stay vigilant until the vote count is completed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019ll be fortunate, I\u2019ll expect that your help will not wane, your trust will not wane because we have a lot of things to do in the times ahead,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Robredo has not conceded defeat but acknowledged the massive Marcos Jr. lead in the unofficial count. She told her supporters the fight for reforms and democracy won\u2019t end with the elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe voice of the people is getting clearer and clearer,\u201d she said. \u201cIn the name of the Philippines, which I know you also love so dearly, we should hear this voice because in the end, we only have this one nation to share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She asked her supporters to continue to stand up: \u201cPress for the truth. It took long for the structure of lies to be erected. We have the time and opportunity now to fight and dismantle this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The election winner will take office on June 30 for a single, six-year term as leader of a Southeast Asian nation hit hard by two years of COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns and long-troubled by crushing poverty, gaping inequalities, Muslim and communist insurgencies and deep political divisions.<\/p>\n<p>The next president will also likely face demands to prosecute outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte for thousands of killings during his anti-drug crackdown \u2014 deaths already under investigation by the International Criminal Court.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International said it was deeply concerned by Marcos Jr.\u2019 and Sara Duterte\u2019s avoidance of discussing human rights violations, past and present, in the Philippines. \u201cIf confirmed, the Marcos Jr administration will face a wide array of urgent human rights challenges,\u201d the rights group said in a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Human Rights Watch also called for Marcos Jr., if he takes office, to improve the human rights situation in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should declare an end to the \u2018war on drugs\u2019 that has resulted in the extrajudicial killing of thousands of Filipinos, and order the impartial investigation and appropriate prosecution of officials responsible for these unlawful killings,\u201d said Phil Robertson, the group\u2019s deputy director for Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Marcos Jr., a 64-year-old former provincial governor, congressman and senator, has defended the legacy of his father and steadfastly refused to acknowledge and apologize for the massive human rights violations and plunder under his father\u2019s strongman rule.<\/p>\n<p>After his ouster by the largely peaceful 1986 uprising, the elder Marcos died in 1989 while in exile in Hawaii without admitting any wrongdoing, including accusations that he, his family and cronies amassed an estimated $5 billion to $10 billion while he was in power. A Hawaii court later found him liable for human rights violations and awarded $2 billion from his estate to compensate more than 9,000 Filipinos who filed a lawsuit against him for torture, incarceration, extrajudicial killings and disappearances.<\/p>\n<p>His widow, Imelda Marcos, and their children were allowed to return to the Philippines in 1991 and worked on a stunning political comeback, helped by a well-funded <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> campaign to refurbish the family name.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post Wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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