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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Karen Lema

MYSTERIOUS: Philippine presidential candidates in final push to woo voters - What They Never Told You

Philippine Vice-President and presidential candidate Leni Robredo greets supporters during a campaign rally in Baguio City, Benguet province, Philippines, May 2, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David

Philippine presidential candidates were in the provinces on Tuesday to drum up more support as the campaign entered its homestretch, in an election that has shaped into a two-way race between Ferdinand Marcos Jr and old rival Leni Robredo.

Marcos, the son and namesake of the ousted dictator who ruled the Philippines for two decades, has a wide lead in polls over incumbent vice president, Robredo, ahead of the May 9 ballot.

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