Metro Manila, Philippines – The race to the May 12 elections began on Tuesday, Feb. 11, as senatorial and party-list candidates held rallies and campaigned house-to-house.
Administration bets
The administration’s Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas (Alliance for a New Philippines), was at Laoag City in Ilocos Norte, the Marcos family’s home province. Eight out of the 12 candidates were present. Senators Pia Cayetano, Imee Marcos, Bong Revilla, and Lito Lapid skipped the campaign launch. The slate also includes ex-Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, Sen. Francis Tolentino, former lawmakers Tito Sotto, Ping Lacson, and Manny Pacquiao, and House members Erwin Tulfo and Camille Villar. The program was expected to begin at 6 p.m.
Opposition, progressives
On Tuesday morning, former senators Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino attended mass at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City with former Vice President Leni Robredo. The two held separate house-to-house visits. ‘ ‘9’: ‘contentWidth’: ‘fit-content’ ’embedCode’: ‘
LOOK: Senatorial candidates Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan start their campaign activities by hearing a mass first at the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice in UP Diliman. Former Vice President Leni Robredo sits with them | @JeloMantaring #VoteWatch
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