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  "id": 856343,
  "title": "Philippine president says he has yet to decide who to back as successor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/philippine-president-says-he-has-yet-to-decide-who-to-back-as-856343",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T07:34:12.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/14/philippine-president-says-he-has-yet-to-decide-who-to-back-as-successor"
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  "summary": "With Philippine presidents limited to a single six-year term, Ferdinand Marcos Jr is expected to back a candidate for 2028 as his political rival Sara Duterte gains an early lead in opinion polls.",
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        "title": "Philippine president says he has yet to decide who to back as successor",
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        "published": "2026-08-14T07:34:12.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}