Polls open in the Philippines as voters elect a new president

Millions of Filipinos have begun voting to choose a new president in an election pitting the son of the Philippines’ late strongman against a liberal human rights lawyer. Polls opened across the Southeast Asian nation at 6am on Monday (22:00GMT on Sunday), with a record-breaking 67 million people registered to cast their ballots. Elections Commissioner George Garcia told reporters he expected a huge turnout. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from Manila. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #PhilippinesElection2022 #Philippines #electionPH2022
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