Torture survivors from Marcos era unsettled after son's election in the Philippines
Survivors of the brutal regime of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos have described his son’s apparent landslide presidential election victory as the product of trickery and disinformation, warning that it is unlikely the billions stolen by his family can now be recovered, and that human rights are likely to weaken. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr had won more than 30.8 million votes in a highly divisive presidential election by Monday, an unofficial count showed. His vote tally is more than double that of his closest challenger, the human rights lawyer and current vice preside...
Source: taipeitimes.com
