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Dictator’s son tipped to become president as Philippines votes

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Manila | Millions headed to the polls on Monday to vote for a new Philippine president, with the late dictator’s son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., looking poised to lead the country his family once plundered billions from.

The election is a test of truth and memory of history for about 65 million potential voters in this archipelago, where the Marcoses have spent over a decade rehabilitating their family name through an elaborate historical revisionism campaign on social media.

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