BACOLOD CITY—Multi-sectoral groups in Negros Occidental, the fifth most vote-rich province in the Philippines, on Thursday (Feb. 25) declared their support for calls to push Vice President Leni Robredo into the 2022 presidential race.
“Today, we add our voices to all those in other parts of the country who call on VP Leni Robredo to run for President,” said Rafael Coscolluela.
“We urge everyone to join us as we fight back for a better future,” said the former governor who had promised in 2016 to deliver up to a million votes for then presidential candidate Mar Roxas, who got less than 600,000 votes when the counting ended.
Coscolluela, one of the organizers of the campaign cal…
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