Polls open in the Philippines as voters elect a new president
Al Jazeera, 09 May 2022
Millions of Filipinos have begun voting to choose a new president in an election pitting the son of the Philippines’ late strongman against a liberal human rights lawyer.
Polls opened across the Southeast Asian nation at 6am on Monday (22:00GMT on Sunday), with a record-breaking 67 million people registered to cast their ballots.
Elections Commissioner George Garcia told reporters he expected a huge turnout.
Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from Manila.
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Polls opened across the Southeast Asian nation at 6am on Monday (22:00GMT on Sunday), with a record-breaking 67 million people registered to cast their ballots.
Elections Commissioner George Garcia told reporters he expected a huge turnout.
Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from Manila.
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