DILI, 11 may 2022 (TATOLI) –More than 345 Filipino Citizens in Timor-Leste have exercised their right to vote at the Philippine Embassy on may 9, 2022.
The Consul and Third Secretary of the Philippines in Timor-Leste, Lazer Biltz Sumagaysay, informed that previously the Philippines Embassy had registered more than 700 registered voters but only 345 voters were casting their ballots on May 9, 2022.
“Philippine presidential election was held on May 09 and previously more than 700 Filipinos in Timor-Leste registered to participate in the election, but during election day only 345 Filipinos exercised their right to vote” Consul and Third Secretary of the Philippines in Timor-Leste, Lazer Biltz Sumagaysay to Tatoli in Farol in Dili on Monday, 09 May 2022.
Sumagaysay added that the election was monitored directly by 20 election observers from the Philippines in Timor-Leste.
“The election process in Timor – Leste went very well with transparency and confidential following the principles of democratization,”
According to Sumagaysay, the team has also completed the tally of the vote count results from 345 voters right after voting day.
The results of the vote from 345 voters showed that the majority of Filipinos firmly voted for Ferdinand Marcos.
According to Sumagaysay, vote counting continued in the Philippines with preliminary results showing that most Filipinos voted for Ferdinand Marcos.
“An official announcement has not been made as the vote count is ongoing, but preliminary results suggest that Ferdinand Marcos is leading the election.”
Following the CNN report on Wednesday, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.Claimed victory in the 2022 Philippines elections With 98% of the votes counte, Marcos Jr. received 31 million votes compared to his closest rival, the outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo, who got about 14 million, partial and unofficial results showed.
Marcos is known as”Bongbong” is the son and namesake of the late dictator, Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
Marcos Jr. a 64-year-old former provincial governor, congressman, and senator, has defended the legacy of his father and steadfastly refused to acknowledge and apologize for the massive human rights violations and plunder under his father’s strongman rule.
After his ouster by the largely peaceful 1986 uprising, the elder Marcos died in 1989 while in exile in Hawaii without admitting any wrongdoing, including accusations that he, his family, and cronies amassed an estimated $5 billion to $10 billion while he was in power. A Hawaii court later found him liable for human rights violations and awarded $2 billion from his estate to compensate more than 9,000 Filipinos who filed a lawsuit against him for torture, incarceration, extrajudicial killings, and disappearances.
His widow, Imelda Marcos, and their children were allowed to return to the Philippines in 1991 and worked on a stunning political comeback, helped by a well-funded social media campaign to refurbish the family name.
While in 2021 Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced his readiness to run for the president under the Partido Federal ng Philipinas (PFP).
Journalist : Camilio de Sousa
Editor : Nelia Borges
