Duterte arrest has affected Alyansa campaign, senatorial bets admit

After Duterte arrest, Nacionalista bets Villar, Cayetano, Imee skip Marcos-led Alyansa sortie

In the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas’ first campaign sortie after the dramatic arrest, and subsequent turnover of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC), observers couldn’t help but point out that one member of the coalition was missing: the Nacionalista Party (NP) was absent in the Romualdez-Marcos bailiwick of Tacloban City.  Senator Imee Marcos, the president’s sister who at one point said she was withdr…

No 'radical change' in Alyansa campaign strategy despite survey results--Tiangco

Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN)         TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--The administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate won't be implementing radical changes to its campaign strategy despite three to four of its bets being outside of the "magic 12" as far as surveys are concerned.Thus, said Alyansa campaign manager Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco, who nonetheless exu…

Feeling for Duterte, Imee skips Alyansa rally

Reelectionist Sen. Imee Marcos skipped yesterday’s rally of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate in Tacloban City, campaigning instead in Camarines Sur as she expressed sympathy for arrested former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is now in The Hague facing trial for his war on drugs.

Duterte arrest has affected Alyansa campaign, senatorial bets admit

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads his senatorial bets. —Photo by Ruth Abbey Carlos | Philippine News Agency TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — Several senatorial candidates from the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas have admitted that former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest has had an impact on their campaign, adding that they seek to deescalate tensions and let the International Criminal Court (ICC) fulfill their role. During a press briefing her…