MANILA: Allies of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr were on course to win at least half of the available Senate seats in a midterm election on Monday (May 12), an unofficial tally showed, in a contest seen as a referendum on his leadership and a fierce proxy battle with his estranged vice president. Although 18,000 positions including mayors, governors and lawmakers were up for grabs on Monday, attention is firmly on race for the Senate, with a bitter rivalry between Marcos and his

Tag-uri: Referendum