Joel Guinto
Senior Journalist
Getty ImagesBongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte were unstoppable during the 2022 elections. Under a system dominated by personality politics, the so-called “Tiger of the North” and “Eagle of the South” were seen as a dream team.
Bongbong, the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, commanded votes from the country’s north. He recast his father’s rule, which was marred by allegations of widespread corruption and human rights abuse, as the country’s golden age.
Sara, the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, hails from the south and promised to continue her father’s tough stance on crime while redistributing power long held
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