Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday pledged a decisive victory for the senatorial candidates of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ R. Marcos Jr.’s Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas in the May 12 elections.
The leader of the 306-member House of Representatives made the promise as he played host to President Marcos Jr. and Alyansa candidates who took their campaign to Tacloban City and Leyte.
“Ipinapangako ko na mananalo nang malaki ang mga kandidato ng ating Pangulo dito sa Tacloban City at Leyte. We will deliver a big victory for the Alyansa ticket,” Speaker Romualdez said.
He said Leyte is considered a bailiwick of both the Marcoses and the Romualdezes.
“Malawak at matatag ang suporta sa Pangulo ng amin. I am sure that this will translate into votes for Alyansa candidates on May 12,” he said.
He added that Tacloban, Leyte and Eastern Visayas would choose candidates who would help President Marcos Jr. in his aspiration of making life better for all Filipinos and delivering progress to the provinces, including remote communities.
Speaker Romualdez recalled that in the 2022 presidential elections, Leyte delivered 641,065 votes to then candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his closest rival received only 99,207 votes.
“Leyteños consider President BBM as one of their own,” he said.
Leyte is the home province of the President’s mother, former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos, who once served as representative of the province’s first congressional district.
The Tacloban rally is the 9th campaign sortie of the administration Alyansa slate as it seeks to consolidate support in key regions ahead of the May midterm elections.
With 1.4 million registered voters, Leyte has long been a political stronghold of the Marcoses and Romualdezes.
The Alyansa ticket is composed of former Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., Senator Pia Cayetano, former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, Senator Lito Lapid, Senator Imee Marcos, former Senator Manny Pacquiao, former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino, ACT-CIS Representative and former Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo, and Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar.
