The Philippines’ top court on Tuesday dismissed an election protest by Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr, the son and namesake of the country’s former dictator, whose defeat in the 2016 vice-presidential poll was a setback for his clan’s political revival.Bongbong had accused his rival candidate Leni Robredo of electoral fraud after she narrowly defeated him. A recount in tightly contested areas gave her a bigger lead.The 15-member court, which voted as an electoral tribunal, unanimously junked…
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