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Significance
President Rodrigo Duterte currently has the backing of a supermajority in the House and a supportive Senate.
Impacts
As with past elections, political violence will likely be confined to local polls and related to inter- or intra-dynastic feuding.
Post-election, Duterte will push for Congress to expedite formalities regarding the country’s third major telecoms licence.
Sara Duterte, a key orchestrator in the Senate race, will turn attention to succeeding her father as president in 2022.
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2019
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