'We should vote only for those whom we think are deserving, and not because others want us to vote for their choices,' says Taraka Vice Mayor Amenodin Sumagayan, brother-in-law of Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra. PHVote WeDecide
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The push for a Leni Robredo-Sara Duterte tandem, dubbed RoSa, is spreading like wildfire in Mindanao and has reached the predominantly Muslim province of Lanao del Sur.
Amenodin Sumagayan, vice mayor and a mayoral bet in Taraka town, said his group was expecting more officials and candidates, mostly allies of Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong Jr., to join the RoSa campaign. Sumagayan’s declaration came on the same day Misamis Oriental gubernatorial bet and 2nd District Representative Juliette Uyto support the presidential bid of Vice President Robredo as well as Davao City Mayor Duterte’s campaign for the vice presidency.
“Many of us remember the atrocities committed against us in the past, during Martial Law,” he said. “We should vote only for those whom we think are deserving, and not because others want us to vote for their choices.”
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