Sa pagtatapos ng kanyang apat na araw na biyahe sa Cambodia para sa ika-40 at ika-41 ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, humarap si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. sa Filipino community doon kung saan muli niyang sinabi na nakuha niya noong nakaraang Mayo ang “pinakamaraming boto” sa kasaysayan ng eleksyon sa Pilipinas. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
While Marcos did garner the highest number of votes in Philippine electoral history, his share of the vote (58.7%) in the May 2022 balloting is only the country’s third highest vote percentage, next to former presidents Manuel L. Quezon (67.9%, 1935) and Ramon Magsaysay (68.9%, 1953).
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. received the highest number of votes in Philippine history in the May 2022 elections, hence the public should “move on” from Martial Law. This needs context.
In his inaugural speech on June 30, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. claimed to have the biggest electoral mandate in Philippine history. This needs context.
