More than 41,000 candidates vying for over 18,000 local positions will officially start campaigning on Friday, March 28.
The 45-day local campaign period for the 2025 midterm elections is taking place against the backdrop of a political war between the Marcoses and the Dutertes.
With former president Rodrigo Duterte detained at the International Criminal Court in The Hague and his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, facing an impeachment trial under the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., theirs is a feud with wide-ranging implications for local races and beyond.
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