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Philippines elections
![Marcos Maintains Large Lead as Philippine Campaign Enters Final Week Marcos Maintains Large Lead as Philippine Campaign Enters Final Week](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-03-012210.jpg)
Marcos Maintains Large Lead as Philippine Campaign Enters Final Week
By Sebastian Strangio
The latest Pulse Asia survey has shown nearly no change since last month, with Marcos holding a commanding 33-point lead over second-placed Leni Robredo.
![Poll Shows Robredo Closing the Gap on Marcos in Philippines Presidential Race Poll Shows Robredo Closing the Gap on Marcos in Philippines Presidential Race](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-07-013154.jpg)
Poll Shows Robredo Closing the Gap on Marcos in Philippines Presidential Race
By Sebastian Strangio
Despite a slight loss of support, Marcos still enjoys an apparently unassailable 32-point lead over his main rival.
![Marcos Jr. Receives Electoral Endorsement From President Duterte’s Party Marcos Jr. Receives Electoral Endorsement From President Duterte’s Party](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-24-004903.jpg)
Marcos Jr. Receives Electoral Endorsement From President Duterte’s Party
By Sebastian Strangio
The declaration by the president's faction of PDP-Laban will add further wind to the frontrunner's sails ahead of the May 9 election.
![The Counterrevolution: Marcos Jr.’s Bid for Philippine Presidency The Counterrevolution: Marcos Jr.’s Bid for Philippine Presidency](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-04-054829.jpg)
The Counterrevolution: Marcos Jr.’s Bid for Philippine Presidency
By Richard Javad Heydarian
Three decades after returning from exile in Hawaii, the Marcos clan is on the brink of recapturing the presidential palace.
![Philippine VP Leni Robredo Enters Crowded Presidential Ring Philippine VP Leni Robredo Enters Crowded Presidential Ring](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-08.jpg)
Philippine VP Leni Robredo Enters Crowded Presidential Ring
By Sebastian Strangio
The May 2022 poll is shaping up as a rematch of the close-run vice presidential race of 2016.
![Manila Mayor, Ex-Scavenger and Actor, to Seek Presidency Manila Mayor, Ex-Scavenger and Actor, to Seek Presidency](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-22-1.jpg)
Manila Mayor, Ex-Scavenger and Actor, to Seek Presidency
By Associated Press
Mayor Isko Moreno joins the crowded race to succeed President Rodrigo Duterte.
![Extending Their Call of Duty? Ex-Police Officers Running for Office in the Philippines Extending Their Call of Duty? Ex-Police Officers Running for Office in the Philippines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-06-1.jpg)
Extending Their Call of Duty? Ex-Police Officers Running for Office in the Philippines
By Kevin Nielsen Agojo
Many former Philippine National Police officers have used their service as a springboard into elected office.
![Assessing Philippine Foreign Policy Under Duterte: Current Realities and Future Outlook Assessing Philippine Foreign Policy Under Duterte: Current Realities and Future Outlook](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-president_rodrigo_duterte_gives_a_thumbs_up_during_a_press_conference_in_davao_city.jpg)
Assessing Philippine Foreign Policy Under Duterte: Current Realities and Future Outlook
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at Duterte’s foreign policy record and how things could play out in the coming months and years.
![Who Will Win the Philippines’ Midterm Elections? Who Will Win the Philippines’ Midterm Elections?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18288350599359.jpg)
Who Will Win the Philippines’ Midterm Elections?
By Mark R. Thompson
The opposition needs a miracle, but the Philippine midterm campaign also points to problems ahead for Duterte.
![The Philippines’ Coming ‘Duterte Referendum’ The Philippines’ Coming ‘Duterte Referendum’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-president_rodrigo_duterte_gives_a_thumbs_up_during_a_press_conference_in_davao_city.jpg)
The Philippines’ Coming ‘Duterte Referendum’
By Joshua Jervis
The May elections will serve as a litmus test for the Duterte administration’s popularity.
![Philippine ‘People Power’ Thirty Years On Philippine ‘People Power’ Thirty Years On](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-09_14-40-32.jpg)
Philippine ‘People Power’ Thirty Years On
By Mark R. Thompson
The legacy of People Power in the Philippines remains ambiguous.
![7 Things to Know About the 2016 Philippine Elections 7 Things to Know About the 2016 Philippine Elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-30_15-44-55.jpg)
7 Things to Know About the 2016 Philippine Elections
By Mong Palatino
As the Southeast Asian state prepares to go to the polls later this year, here's a closer look at what's at stake.