Millions of Filipinos are heading to the polls on Monday to choose their next president in a pivotal election that could bring the son of the country’s former dictator to power more than 3½ decades after his father’s kleptocratic regime was overthrown in a popular uprising.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., 64 years old, held a commanding lead over his closest competitor, current Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, in an April opinion poll, with 56% of respondents saying they would vote for him against 23% for her.
