The Philippines Election w/ Janryll Fernandez: May 6th, 2022

The Philippines is a few days away from their presidential election, with issues such as the covid recovery and inequality defining the race.

The frontrunner is Ferdinand Marcos Jr, also known as Bongbong Marcos, who is the son of a former dictator well known for his corrupt leadership. 

Marcos’ primary opponent is Leni Robredo, renowned for leading a ‘pink revolution’ towards gender equality

To learn more, Liam spoke to Janryll Frenandez, a New Zealand-based Filipino public relations professional and is currently a post graduate student of public management at Victoria University of Wellington.