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Philippine presidential election: Will Marcos family return to power?

The Marcos family is predicted to return to power when Filipinos vote in the presidential election on Monday. The Straits Times looks at what the future holds for the nation under Ferdinand Marcos Jr and whether history will repeat itself.

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MANILA - In two days, more than 65 million Filipinos will cast their ballots in a historic election which is as much about the past as it is of the future.
"This is the most consequential election in contemporary Philippine history," said political analyst Richard Heydarian at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
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