Philippines midterm election: More than 18,200 seats at stake in congressional and local polls
Voting has closed in the Philippines’ high-stakes midterm elections, with more than 69 million people eligible to cast their ballots. Polls stayed open till 7pm local time in a vote seen as a proxy war between the powerful Marcos and Duterte clans. Millions of Filipinos braved the blistering heat and long queues to vote, even as soaring temperatures caused voting machines to overheat, slowing down the process. Buena Bernal reports from Manila.
Voting has closed in the Philippines’ high-stakes midterm elections, with more than 69 million people eligible to cast their ballots. Polls stayed open till 7pm local time in a vote seen as a proxy war between the powerful Marcos and Duterte clans. Millions of Filipinos braved the blistering heat and long queues to vote, even as soaring temperatures caused voting machines to overheat, slowing down the process. Buena Bernal reports from Manila.
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