The President veers away from the script of no negative campaigning and candidates scramble to explain
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Apart from pointing out the slates’ vast leadership experience, the chief executive made it a point to inject rhetoric meant not only to catch his political opponents off-guard, but also highlight It’s clear enough that these were meant for the senatorial aspirants under Rodrigo Duterte’s wing, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban , but what’s interesting is how, for some of Marcos’ chosen candidates, his statements were more “praise” than outright mudslinging. They just went on and took the bull by the horns. ,” former Senate president Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said during a press conference in Iloilo City on Thursday, February 13.
If it’s any early indication in this senatorial campaign, it will be the President who will go on the offensive for the administration candidates..”
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