Marcos-Era Torture Victims Try to Derail Son's Candidacy in Philippine Vote

Danilo dela Fuente goes door to door campaigning against Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (David Grunebaum/VOA)

Nerissa Roa Azana, 54, dismissed dela Fuente’s talk about torture saying she didn’t see any violence when Marcos Sr. was in power. (David Grunebaum/VOA)

There are massive social media disinformation campaigns in the Philippines that include calling the Marcus Sr. era the 'Golden Days.'

Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the Philippine’s late dictator, currently leads in the polls for the upcoming presidential election. (David Grunebaum/VOA)

Danilo dela Fuente was tortured with electric shocks. He also faced Russian roulette. (David Grunebaum/VOA)