BANGUED, Abra – OFFICIALS from this province led by Gov. Maria Jocelyn “Joy” V. Bernos and Rep. Joseph Sto. Niño B. Bernos on Wednesday joined Solid North local executives in supporting the UniTeam presidential-vice presidential tandem of former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.
Before the candidates arrived, Rep. Bernos,a member of the Nacionalista Party (NP), said the people of his province were excited to welcome the UniTeam candidates.
“Abra is BBM-Sara country,” he said.
The UniTeam slate, including its senatorial aspirants, held a motorcade and a rally in Abra before proceeding to Kalinga Wednesday afternoon.
Gov. Bernos, a member of the National
Unity Party (NUP), strongly asked her fellow Abreños to support BBM-Sara, describing the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer as “a gentleman who has a proven competence and humane leadership.”
“He (Marcos) is out to prove that he can live this country to further progress,” she said before a huge rally at the Abra Sports Complex.
Marcos thanked the local leaders led by Bernoses and the people of Abra for the warm and lively welcome to the UniTeam candidates
He also campaigned for Duterte, chairperson of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD), who did not make it to the rally Wednesday.
“Patuloy pa rin ang kanyang (Duterte) padala ng pagmamahal sa inyo ng kanyang mensahe na mahalin ang ating bansang Pilipinas. Kaya po ang sigaw ng UniTeam at ang sigaw ng ating pagkakaisa ay Bongbong-Sara!” Marcos said.
“Alam niyo po lagi ko pong sinasabi na sa lahat ng mga presidential candidate, ako na ‘yung pinaka-mapalad dahil ang nasama sa akin na vice president at partner ko ay ang pinaka-magaling, pinaka-mahusay, pinaka-matapang at bukod sa lahat, sa kanya talaga ay tapat at malalim ang kanyang paninindigan at pagmamahal sa bansang Pilipinas, kaya po ‘yan ang ating kailangan na katuwang sa pamahalaan, ‘yan ang dapat nating iluklok na susunod na vice president, Mayor Inday Sara Duterte,” Marcos added.
Senatorial candidates reelectionist Sen. Win Gatchalian, Harry Roque, Mark Villar, and Rodante Marcoleta joined Marcos during the political events here.
The Abra governor and congressman were the latest officials from Northern Luzon to formally support the candidacies of Marcos and Duterte.
The UniTeam candidates received overwhelming commitments and promises of votes during their month-long cross-country Mahalin Natin ang Pilipinas Ride (MNPR), which took them to several provinces in northern and central Luzon.
The areas they visited included Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan, Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, La Union, and Zambales.
Among the governors who promised to support them were Rodolfo “Rodito” Albano III of Isabela, Manuel Mamba of Cagayan, Mathew Manotoc of Ilocos Norte, Ryan Singson of Ilocos Sur, Francisco Emmanuel Ortega of La Union, Amado Espino lll of Pangasinan, and Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. of Zambales.
Nueva Vizcaya Rep. Luisa Cuaresma, who head the provincial chapter of Lakas-CMD also backed the BBM-Sara tandem.
“Solid North is indeed solid for BBM-Sara,” House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin G. Romualdez, president of Lakas-CMD who accompanied the UniTeam candidates in their Mahalin Natin ang Pilipinas journey, said.
