In the Philippines, a presidential election vote to replace President Duterte will take place on the 9th.
As Ferdinand Marcos, the eldest son of the late former President Marcos, who is trying to take over the policies of the current administration, has greatly expanded his support, it will be interesting to see how far Vice President Robledo, who criticizes the current administration's powerful method, will catch up. ..
In the Philippines, voting for the presidential election following the expiration of President Duterte's term will begin at 7 am on the 9th of Japan time.
Ten people are running for the election, but Ferdinand Marcos (64), who is trying to take over the policies of the current administration such as infrastructure development and crackdown on drug crimes, has expanded support, and while being the incumbent vice president, President Duterte Mr. Lenny Robredo (57), who has criticized the powerful attitude of the president, is following the development.
Mr. Marcos is the eldest son of the late former President Marcos who once established a dictatorship system, and although there is some opposition, he used SNS to insist that "my father developed the economy through infrastructure development" and dictatorship. We are expanding support mainly to younger generations who have not experienced the system.
In addition, we have succeeded in attracting supporters of the current administration by conducting an election campaign with Mr. Sarah, the eldest daughter of President Duterte, who ran for the vice presidential election held in conjunction with the presidential election.
On the other hand, Mr. Robledo is focusing on taking in criticism votes against the Duterte administration, which has continued to take powerful methods such as cracking down on drug crimes, and it will be interesting to see how far it will catch up.
Voting closes at 8 pm on the 9th of Japan time and will be counted immediately.
At convenience stores, you can vote for popularity with a cup printed with the candidate's face.
Along with the presidential election, which will be voted on the 9th, various efforts are being made in the Philippines to get a wide range of people interested in the election.
Of these, a major convenience store prepared cups with the faces of the candidates printed on them, and conducted a popularity vote to ask customers to choose their favorite cup when buying a drink.
Ferdinand Marcos, the eldest son of the late former President Marcos, ranked first at 43%, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo was 2 as a result of going from March 9 to 4 this month at more than 3,000 stores nationwide. It was 24% in the place.
And in 3rd place was a cup with "Undecided" about who to vote for, accounting for 14%.
A 37-year-old woman who chose Mr. Marcos'cup said, "I learned about the achievements of her father, former President Marcos, through SNS etc. I want Mr. Marcos to become a president like his father."
A 31-year-old man who chose Mr. Robledo's cup said, "I knew how Mr. Robledo had helped those in need and thought he was in a position to lead the country."
On the other hand, a 20-year-old college student who chose the "undecided" cup said, "We need to carefully investigate who thinks about the people. SNS also contains unreliable information." It is. "
This popularity vote started two years ago and 12 years ago, and this is the third time.
It is possible for people under the age of 18 who do not have the right to vote to participate, which helps to raise the interest of the younger generation in the election.