When Filipinos voted in the 9 May national elections, those hoping for change and an end to the disastrous human rights situation under incumbent president Rodrigo Duterte were already resigned to the fact that the election would not be fair and that their hopes had little chance of being realised. Their fears were confirmed when the results were announced, giving the “UniTeam” tandem of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter Sara a landslide victory, some 60 % of the votes.
