MANILA -- Five days after he suffered a striking setback in the country's midterm elections, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. finally admitted that his candidates for the Senate could have "performed better."
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s slate of Senate candidates was expected to dominate in the midterm elections, but ended up securing only five of the 12 seats up for grabs. © Getty Images
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