Philippines presidency frontrunner praises ‘genius’ dictator father

Ferdinand Marcos Jr ahead in polls for 9 May election in spite of notorious family history

The frontrunner in the Philippines presidential race, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, has praised his father - the country's late dictator - as a political genius", and his mother as the dynasty's supreme politician", less than two weeks before an election that could return the Marcos family to power.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, known as Bongbong, has a clear lead in the polls ahead of an election on 9 May, despite his father's notorious history.