POLITICS● LOWAug 22 · Aug 22, 2026, 8:00 AM
Has Philippines’ Marcos missed his chance to stop the Dutertes?
South China Morning Post
Less than two years before the Philippines chooses its next president, Ferdinand Marcos Jnr still has no candidate to carry his banner. Sara Duterte-Carpio, his estranged vice-president and fiercest political rival, has already declared her intention to run and remains the early front runner, despite an impeachment trial that could bar her from politics. Marcos said on August 14 that he would “certainly endorse a candidate” in 2028 but added: “Who that is I cannot tell you because even I don’t...
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