OP-ED | OPINION | Will the Marcos-Duterte duo survive? – The Jakarta Post
Every vote counts: A screen shows partial Philippine election results for then-presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the son of the country’s late dictator, and vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, as staff members work on computers at the command center of the election watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting in Manila on May 11.(Reuters/Willy Kurniawan)
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Imran Khalid
Dynastic politics is perhaps a dominant trait in the Asia Pacific region.
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This part of the world, in general, has a very fertile ground for political dynasties to flourish — Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and plenty of other countries in the region have similar trends with regard to family dynasties.
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But not one of these countries can match the Philippines’ obsession with dynastic politics.
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The political history of the Philippines is inundated with a very long list of politicians belonging to the same bloodlines.
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Despite strict constitutional restraints against dynastic politics, more than 250 political families have been dominating power across the country.
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The Congress — long controlled by members of powerful and influential clans targeted by the constitutional ban — has not yet validated the legislation needed to define and enforce the provision.
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With the arrival of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte as the new president and vice president, having achieved more than 31 million and 32 million out of 55 million casted votes respectively, the Filipinos have expressed their strong trust in the two most-powerful political families.
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The Jakarta Post
Karachi, Pakistan
Fri, July 8 2022
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