Photo from Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas
HOUSE Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Chairman Jude A. Acidre on Saturday expressed his profound gratitude to Taclobanons and Leyteños for the support they showed for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. and his Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidates.
“We thank our kababayan here in Tacloban and Leyte for the huge attendance in the Alyansa grand rally on Friday,” Acidre said.
“Tulungan natin na magkaroon ng mga katuwang sa Senado si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos para ganap nating matupad ang kanyang inihain para sa isang Bagong Pilipinas, isang bansa kung saan walang isang Pilipinong maiiwan, kung saan tayong lahat ay nagtutulungan at kung saan abot kamay natin ang isang mas maliwanag na kinabukasan,” Acidre said during his speech.
The Tacloban City police estimated the crowd at 100,000.
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and Tingog Party-list played host to the President and his administration coalition candidates.
Acidre said the large attendance “reflects the wide support President BBM and Speaker Romualdez enjoy in Tacloban, Leyte and Eastern Visayas.”
“After all, we consider the President as one of our own. His mother, former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos, and the Romualdezes are from Leyte,” Acidre said.
Acidre said he has no doubt that the support the President enjoys in the region would translate into votes for Alyansa candidates.
“We are committed to a large majority of the votes in Leyte to the President’s candidates,” he added.
The crowd estimate in Tacloban came from the city’s police director, Col. Noelito Getigan.
In a letter to Glenn Haro Capucion, Tingog Party-list president on Friday, Getigan said, “This refers to grand rally of Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas with His Excellency, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ R. Marcos Jr. held in Tacloban City last March 14, 2025.”
“In this regard, as per assessment of this office, the said grand rally was attended by an estimated number of more or less 100,000 people,” he said.
In his campaign remarks, President Marcos Jr. said the direction of his Alyansa coalition is toward progress, peace, and the improvement of the lives of every Filipino and his family. (END)
Solid show of force in Tacloban City!
The administration-backed Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas drew a massive crowd on Friday, with Tacloban City’s police director, Col. Noelito Getigan estimates reaching 100,000. Alyansa senatorial candidates took the stage, engaging with the people and rallying support for a stronger, more united future.
The event was hosted by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and Tingog Party-list.
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