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Opposition3 May electio
a referendum on Duterte
paign of contrasts. We are facing past because of the serious situa
off with their forces, their wealth, tion and because we are not 'fla
FR0l'l Al their tarpaulins, " Hilbay said. vor of the month' of the
"we think the coalition en- ment," he said. "But we are
dorsed by tlle administration is a here because we are only fighting
By DJ Yap
Burgos Jr. coalition of uaditional politi- forwhat is ght and true."
md Nestor P.
aians, whereas we are a coalition Roxas, who toPPed the senai
@Team_lnquirer to be headlined by Vice Presi-
dent Leni Robredo, LP chair. of men and women," he said. torial race in 2oo4, said his bei
Ihe midterm elections will "we adjusted to the sched- He said the coalition was in! a senior citizen had giveri
upto be a referendum not ule of Vice President Leni Ro- banking on the votes of "those him a different Perspective in
shape
who can see right from wrong." seeking to return to the Senate.
only on Presidcnt Dutcrte's bredo," said Otso Diretso cam-
lhree-year administration but paign manager Sen. Francis Election lawyer Romulo He is turning 62 on election day,

also on the people's capacity to Pangilinan, deflecting a ques- Macalintal said the polls would May 13.

yote wisely, according to mem- tion on why the candidates also serve as a teferendum "on "I'm no longer running to
bers of the opposition Otso Di- could not adiust to Roxas' whether the people have prove something fqr myself.I'm
learned to vote wisely." here te help ensure that we will
retso slate. schedule. TRAFFIC-STOPPERS The opposition ticket Otso Diretso
Former Quezon Rep. Erin leave a better Philippines to the
Sounding a message ofresis- Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano launches its door-to-door cappaign in Caloocan City on Tuesday,
tance to the President's PoPulist also doused speculation about a with supporters displaying cutouts of the faces of candidates Taflada echoed Macalintal's younger generation of Fil-
policies, the Liberal Party (LP)- rift within the coalition, stating Mar Roxas, Samira Gutoc and Erin Ta6ada. -rvr ntlloN point, saying it was a clash be- ipinos," he said.
tween "pblitics of convenience Sen. Franklin Drilon, LP vice
Ied coalition launched its na- that all eight would showaunit-
and politics of principle." chair, noted that administration
tionwide door-to-door cam- ed front in the Naga rally. "We
paign in Caloocan City on thc have a united message though side of the pcoplc," said Aquino, tion of so many democratic in- Tafl ada challenged adminis- senatorial candidates wer€
wc may have different person- who is seeking a sccond term. stitutions," Diokno said. tration candidates to a debate. scrambling to campaign indi
first day of the election seasor
alities," he said. Gutoc said: "I feel this is a vidually with no semblance of a
on Tuesday.
Silence not an option referendum ofwhere our values Roxas hometown political party.
"We are the alternative can- With cinly Roxas and Sen.
didates," civil society leader Bam Aquino figuring in the Human rights lawyer Chel are headed." In Capiz, Roxas spoke to Drilon said that while th€
"Magic 12" of early senatorial Diokno said the campaign She said she felt she belonged some 2,5oo supporters and allies opposition was trying to cam-
Samira Cutoc said at a Press
would try to communicate its tb the right campaign, as "we led by Gov. Antonio del Rosario, paign as a group and put uP a
conference attended by atl surveys, the Otso Diretso candi-
of the team, except dates appeared to relish the role clear opposition to the lluterte share a collective value of oppos- Rep. Emmanuel Billones and semblance of party machine
members
formcr lnterior Secretary Mar of underdogs, expressing opti- administration's regressive ing" the President's policies. Roxas Mayor Alan Celino. others were campaigning on

mism that a grassroots cam- policies, inctuding extrajudicial Also present were the sena- their own.
Roxas, who opted to kick off his
campaign in his hometown in paign would convince people to killings and the tax rcl'orm law 'Campaign of contrasts' torial candidate's mother, JudY "The administration does

Roxas City in Capiz province. vote based on principle. that had caused priccs of goods Former Solicitor General Araneta-Roxas, and his wife, not seem to care for a Political
' They conceded that it would to soar. Florin Hitbay said the May elec- Korina Sanchez. party. It's becoming more anc
Proclamation in Naga be an uphill battle, considering "l think silcncc is no longer tions could be considered an "I am running because of more a personality-orientec
All eight, however, will gath- the Prcsident's enduring popu- an opl iorr nowadays. With so "indirect referendum" on the you," Roxas told the crowd at politics rather than platform'
er in Naga City, Camarines Sur larity. many things happening, we President as Mr. Duterte him- Dinggoy Roxas Civic Center. based campaigning," he said
province, on Wednesday for "Others are on the side of have no choice but to stand uP. selfwas not on the ballot. "This campaign will not be -WITH A REPORT FROM MARION
their official proclamation rally the President. But we are on the we are witnessing the destruc- "To that extent, it's a cam- easy. This is ldifferent,ftom the RAMOS INQ
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