Are Leni and Isko turning the tide?


Workers verifying printed ballots in Manila ahead of the May 9 national and local elections in the Philippines. — AFP

A COMMON refrain in the world of high-stakes diplomacy is that “nothing is final until it’s final”. One can’t say the final outcome for sure, especially in an extremely fluid situation.

The same can often be said about Philippine elections, where early frontrunners often don’t end up in a desirable place by the time the actual votes come in.

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