Marcos Gains Legislative Power as Allies Join Philippine Senate
- Action star, scions of political clans are among the winners
- Their wins give Marcos leeway to pass priority bills
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Photographer: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
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The Philippines’ presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is poised to get more support from the legislature after his allies won half of the 12 Senate seats in last week’s elections.
The Commission on Elections issued a resolution on Wednesday declaring the new senators, led by Robin Padilla, an action star and a government neophyte who garnered the most votes in the race. Padilla ran under the ticket of Marcos and Sara Duterte, who led the vice-presidential race.