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MANILA: Allies of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr were on course to win at least half of the available Senate seats in a midterm election on Monday (May 12), an unofficial tally showed, in a
Monday's outcome showed Duterte's influence remains far from diminished, despite an acrimonious fallout with Marcos, months of humiliating Congressional enquiries into her office's finances and the arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte.
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The Manila Times on MSNMarcos hails peaceful renewal of democracyA DAY after the midterm elections, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. thanked all Filipinos who made their votes count and reminded newly elected leaders to work towards the common goal of making the Philippines better.
Marcos Jr.'s alliance wins just 5 Senate seats as Duterte allies surge in midterms seen as a political rebuke. #Philippines, #DuterteVsMarcos
Dominated by a fiery feud between two political dynasties, the Philippine mid-term elections have thrown up unexpected results that may shake President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr's hold on the senate. According to the latest count of 80% of the votes, Marcos allies appear to have captured fewer senate seats than expected.
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The Manila Times on MSNPresident Marcos, NCCA lead honors for National Living Treasures AwardeesPresident Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. led the conferment ceremony of the 2023 Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (Gamaba) at the historic Metropolitan Theater in Manila on May 7. This ceremony is the first time in Gamaba history wherein nine awardees were honored in a single conferment — marking the highest number of recipients in a single year.