President Ferdinand Marcos and the Alyansa candidates at the Victorias City Coliseum Friday.*Ronnie Baldonado photo
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reiterated his call for a 12-0 win for the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidates before a jampacked crowd at the Victorias City Coliseum in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, Friday night, Feb. 21.
Victorias Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez said the rally drew a crowd of 12,000 inside and outside the coliseum.
The Alyansa candidates are former Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos; Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay, Senators Ramon Bong Revilla, Pia Cayetano, Lito Lapid, Imee Marcos and Francis Tolentino; former senators Panfilo Lacson, Manny Pacquiao, Vicente Sotto III; and Representatives Erwin Tulfo and Camille Villar.
Th crowd at the Victorias City Coliseum*
Marcos said the Alyansa is composed of candidates who have “given their whole lives for public service to help our countrymen, to make our beloved Philippines better”.
“They stand firm and ready to serve – for the people, for the whole Philippines, and to fight for the Philippines anywhere in the world,” he said.
“They have put politics aside, they have set aside their political ambitions, political parties so that everyone can unite and work together” for the good of the nation, Marcos said.
Negros Occidental is a vote rich province with about 2 million voters.*