Filipinos pour out to vote; Marcos landslide in view

June 17, 1981

Millions of voters ignored an opposition boycott of the Philippines' first presidential elections in 12 years and gave President Ferdinand Marcos an expected overwhelming lead for a new six-year term. Initial returns showed Mr. Marcos receiving 86 percent of the votes cast. Voting was compulsory for anyone 18 years old and above and failure to vote was p unishable by six months' imprisonment.