State of Play: The Philippines Presidential Election
With BBM’s qualification issue settling, the candidates are now poised for the contest. To understand the race ahead, we provide the following analysis: BBM’s campaign showed the most organization, cohesive strategy and funding. It started with a well polished advertising, massive spectacle, and rapid alliance building. Securing Sara Duterte as his running mate is a boon, despite her lack of social media power and severe overlapping of Marcos and Duterte voters. While BBM had
