Doublescore in second place in 54% of the vote counting… TikTok-YouTube, etc. dictatorial beautification is eaten
Duterte’s daughter will also be elected vice president CNN predicts “pro-China behavior will be strengthened”
The son of a dictator and the daughter of an authoritarian ruler have effectively entered the Philippine presidential palace. In the Philippine presidential election held on the 9th, former Senator Marcos Jr., 65, son of Ferdinand Marcos, who was ousted in 1986 due to the ‘people power’ democratization movement, and the eldest daughter of current President Rodrigo Duterte, infamous for the ‘war on drugs’ in the Philippine presidential election held on the 9th. Davao City Mayor Sarah Duterte, 44, is likely to be elected president and vice president respectively, Philippine media reported.
According to the unofficial results of the Philippine Election Commission (Comelec), as of 8:32 p.m. (local time), when the turnout rate was 53.5%, Marcos Jr. had about 17.5 million votes, ahead of current Vice President Lenny Robredo (about 8.31 million votes) by 9.2 million votes. . Mayor Duterte also got 17.1 million votes, more than three times the number in second place.
The US CNN broadcast predicted that the current government’s pro-China actions would be further strengthened if Marcos Jr. and Duterte came to power. Marcos Jr., nicknamed ‘Bongbong’, said throughout the campaign, “We have to start with an alliance with China.”
On that day, 48,000 soldiers and 16,000 police officers were dispatched to polling stations and other places to try to maintain security, but at a polling station in the Blue An Autonomous Region on the southern island of Mindanao, a gunman opened fire, killing three security guards.
Many experts point to the image politics that mobilized social network services (SNS) as a factor in Marcos Jr.’s victory. He called his father Marcos a ‘political genius’ and focused on beautifying the reign of the iron fist and the reign of corruption. According to the Washington Post, his campaign used TikTok and YouTube to create false information about the dictatorship to target the younger generation unfamiliar with history.
Citizens from prisoners of conscience, who suffered under the martial law of their father’s dictator, are concerned that if Marcos Jr. is elected, it will be difficult to realize the justice of the past. This is because the president has the right to appoint the Bareun Government Committee (PCGG), which investigates corruption in the Marcos family. According to Amnesty International, about 70,000 people were arrested as ‘enemies of the state’ under martial law for the latter nine years of Marcos’ 21-year reign. About half of them were tortured, and more than 3,000 were killed.
Reporter Lee Chae-wan chaewani@donga.com
