New generation of Marcos, Duterte set to lead Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The powerful alliance between the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and the daughter of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte is set to usher in six years of governance in the Philippines that are concerning to human rights activists. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte appear to have won landslide victories in Monday’s elections and would take office June 30. Marcos Jr. has defended his father’s legacy and steadfastly refuses to acknowledge the atrocities and plunder during the dictatorship. Sara Duterte is the outgoing mayor of Davao, the southern city where her father carved his political name. She has been supportive of her father but is considered more pragmatic.