Dictator’s son a front-runner as Filipinos elect next leader

Filipinos have begun voting for a new president on Monday with Presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has led pre-election surveys. The winner of Monday's election will take office on June 30 for a single, six-year term.

Aside from the presidency, more than 18,000 government posts are contested, including half of the 24-member Senate, more than 300 seats in the House of Representatives, as well as provincial and local offices across the archipelago of more than 109 million Filipinos.