Around 40 million people in the Philippines will cast their vote in the national election today.
The heavy favourite in opinion polls is Bongbong Marcos, the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, with current vice-president Leni Robredo a distant second among a crowded field which also includes world champion boxer Manny Pacquiao.
University of the Philippines associate professor of political science Juhn Espia, who is studying toward a PhD at the University of Canterbury, spoke to Corin Dann.
