Marcos Jr. calls for vigilance on Eleksyon 2022: Walang tulugan

TAGUM City, Davao del Norte —Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. upped his call on Thursday for vigilance in guarding the votes, saying undesirable events could happen if people are not watching.

At the Uniteam's Mindanao miting de avance, Marcos said, "Panalo na," responding to the crowd chanting the same words.

"Basta's bantayan nyo yung boto sa Lunes.  Walang tulugan," he said.

"Alam naman natin pag tayo'y natulog, maraming nangyayari na di kanais-nais," he added.

The son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos said the May 9, 2022 elections will be one of the most significant events in the lives of the Filipinos when they elect new leaders to lead the country.

"Parating na tayo sa katapusan ng kampanya, tayo ay bobot na sa Lunes sa isa sa pinakamakabuluhan na halalan na ating mararanasan sa ating buhay," he said.

Marcos said he started his presidential bid with unity in mind and with a plan to gather a team that will campaign with a common platform.  He said a vote of Uniteam is a vote for the future.

“Ang pagboto ninyo sa tambalang Marcos-Duterte, ang pagboto ninyo sa lahat ng senador ng UniTeam, ay ang tinig ng inyong… ng ating mga kababayan, ang tinig ng madlang Pilipino na kayo ay bumoboto para sa kinabukasan,” he said.

“Kayo ay bumoboto para sa pagkakaisa, kayo ay bumoboto para sa bawat pangkaraniwang mamamayang Pilipino, kayo ay bumoboto sa ating pagkakaisa. Ang boto ninyo para kay Marcos at Duterte at sa UniTeam ay ang boto para sa pagmamahal ng Pilipinas,” he added.

The Marcos-Duterte tandem was in Tagum City for the miting de avance, days before Eleksyon 2022. Before Davao del Norte, the slate had its first miting de avance in Guimbal, Iloilo.

The bad weather, which left the ground muddy, did not stop the crowd from expressing support to the former senator and the presidential daughter, who has since dominated poll surveys.

In a separate ambush interview, Duterte said topping vice presidential surveys does not mean winning the election.

The Davao City mayor maintained her lead in the survey conducted by independent group OCTA Research, with a rating of 56%.

Still, Duterte expressed gratitude to her supporters for their confidence on her candidacy.

“Usually naman hindi indicative ang survey sa pagpanalo ng isang tao pero nagpapasalamat pa rin kami sa trust and confidence ng marami sa ating mga kababayan at sa UniTeam namin ni Bongbong Marcos at Sara Duterte,” Duterte said.—LDF, GMA News