The Iglesia Ni Cristo officially declared its support for presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. | jiandradeINQ kdevillaINQ /PDI
“The decision of the Iglesia leadership is respected by its members,” he said. “The politicians, meanwhile, recognize the help that the Iglesia unity may offer to their candidacy on election day.”
But the Marcos camp downplayed this as “only a venue” and that people were “reading too much between the lines.”Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Speaking in Filipino, Marcos said in the pre-taped statement that the endorsement by the INC was a “great honor that comes with a challenge to our capability to unify the country … unite Filipinos … and guide the citizenry through the crisis brought about by the pandemic.”
“This kind of trust and confidence will be the guide of presidential front-runner Bongbong Marcos and vice-presidential leader Inday Sara Duterte in leading the country should they win in the May 9 elections,” Rodriguez said. Not all candidates endorsed by the INC won in past elections. In 2010, it endorsed the tandem of the late Benigno Aquino III and former Sen. Mar Roxas, but only Aquino won.In 2016, it supported the candidacy of then Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Marcos. Duterte won, Marcos lost.
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