Reformers Seek to Block Duterte’s Dynasty Aims
But Philippine president remains phenomenally popular
With a little more than 13 months to go before May 2022 presidential elections, the first independent challenge to President Rodrigo Duterte’s political machine has fluttered into life in Manila with an organization called 1Sambayan (1 People) headed by two former Supreme Court justices, hoping to form a unified opposition slate.
It is a seeming long sho…
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