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Marcos-Duterte Tandem Becomes Official

PHILIPPINES

Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos and vice-presidential hopeful Sara Duterte-Carpio officially confirmed that they have formed an alliance for the 2022 elections.

  • Marcos and Duterte-Carpio issued separate statements on the matter on Tuesday evening, with Marcos pledging continued cooperation even if only one of them takes office.
  • Under the Philippine law, the President and Vice-President are elected separately. Marcos is backed by his Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), while Duterte-Carpio is a candidate of the Lakas-CMD party.
  • Sara Duterte-Carpio had earlier suggested that she reached out to the ruling PDP-Laban party and asked for their support, but the party refused.

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